Pawnee

North Americaother subsistence combinations
Map
expand_more Description

The Pawnee are Native Americans who originally lived in what is now central Nebraska and central Kansas in the basins of the Platte and Republican rivers. The Pawnee spoke a Caddoan language. Prior to 1833 they lived in large villages along the Platte River where they farmed and hunted mostly bison. Nineteenth century Pawnee society included a series of class-like hierarchical divisions. Resettlement in Indian Territory made traditional subsistence methods impossible. They now live on a reservation in north-central Oklahoma.

Identifier
Region
  • North America
Subregion
  • Plains and Plateau
Subsistence Type
  • other subsistence combinations
Samples
Countries
  • United States
External Links