Created By Amanda Broadnax 2011

The Pawnee Tribe

Past:*Nebraska*Kansas

Present:*Oklahoma- they were moved to a reservation by the government and still live in Oklahoma today

*This area is known as the Great Plains

Location and Landforms

Geography and Climate

Geography-

*The Pawnee lived on the Great Plains.

*The Pawnee were able to farm on the land.

Climate-

*The Great Plains have hot summers and cold winters.

PlantsPawnee women did the farming and they planted:

*Sunflowers

*Squash

*Beans

*Corn

AnimalsThe Pawnee men hunted:

*buffalo

*antelope

*bison

*elk

*deer

The Pawnee used all parts of the

animals they hunted.

They used a bow and arrows to

kill the animals.

Clothing*The Pawnee wore clothes made out of buffalo and deer skin.

*In the summer the men would wear a breechcloth and moccasins.

*The women would wear a dress made out of buffalo or deer skin.

*In the winter it got much colder, so the men would add a buffalo or deer skin robe and leather pants to their current wardrobe. The women would also add leggings and a buffalo skin robe.

Shelter*Pawnee permanent shelters were called lodges and were shaped like a dome (round).

*Most Pawnee lived in settled villages near rivers.

*Pawnee lodges were made from wooden frames covered with packed earth.

*When the Pawnee tribe went on hunting trips, they used buffalo-hide tipis (or teepees) as temporary shelter, similar to camping tents.