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The dispossession of the Pawnee
Annals of the Association of American Geographers • 69 (3) • Published In 1979 • Pages: 382-401
By: Wishart, David J..
Abstract
The traditional way of life of the Pawnee on the central Great Plains was based on horticulture and the hunting of bison. After 1830, missionaries and government agency officials put great pressure on the Pawnee to change their life style in accordance with Euro-American concepts of civilization. Essentially this involved the transformation of the Pawnee into farmers, complete with a work ethic and a sense of property. Convinced of the validity of their own cultural norms, the Pawnee strongly resisted this attempt at acculturation. As white settlers pushed into Nebraska in the years following 1854, the Pawnee were confined to a small reservation where they were subjected to enforced acculturation, further encroachment on their land by the settlers, and persistent Sioux raids. In a last desperate attempt to preserve their traditional way of life, the Pawnee finally agreed to leave Nebraska in 1873 and move to Indian Territory in Oklahoma (p. 382).
- HRAF PubDate
- 1998
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Plains and Plateau
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Historian
- Geographer
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1997
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1800-1874
- Coverage Place
- Skidi (Skiri), Chawi, Kitkehahki, and Pitahauerat bands; northern Kansas and Nebraska, United States
- Notes
- David J. Wishart
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- gs1200296
- LCSH
- Pawnee Indians