Pawnee Indians

 The Pawnee Indians they are a native North American tribe. Sometimes known as the Paneassa, Pari, or Pariki, the Pawnees could be found along the Platte, Loup, and Republican Rivers of what is nowknown as Nebraska. They often called themselves “chaticks-si-chaticks,” which means “men of men.” Their tribe consisted of four bands: Chaui (Grand), Kitkehahki (Republican), Pitahauerat (Tappage),and Skidi (Wolf). The Chaui are recognized as the leading tribe.
They grew crops of corn (maize), beans, pumpkins, and squash. They also played a very important part in limiting the Spanish expansiononto the Great Plains. They sided with the French and won a very important battle against the Spanish in 1720.
By the 1830s the Pawnees were well established in present-day Nebraska and numbered about12,000. They had a very loose social-political organization. Chiefs only had persuasion. The Pawnees were split up into two major groups, the Skidis and the southern bands. The groups consistedof villages and houses. Members of a village considered themselves “kin”. Chiefs were actually considered household officials rather than government officials. A household usually consisted ofthirty to fifty members living in a dome-shaped structure roofed with earth. Generally two heads of households shared each lodge. One overlooked the northern sector and the other overlooked the southernsector. Each sector was then divided into three stations into which the women were divided. One station was for the mature women, who did most of the labor. A second station was for the youngsingle women who were just learning their responsibilities. The third and last station was for the older women who cared for the young children and babies as well as other household matters.
They saythey came from the southwest or south to their Great Plains homes long before living memory.  Evidence says that the Pawnees resided in the Central Plains region for centuries before the historical...