The Pawnees

From the Prairies, was a Native American group called the Pawnees, who were known for being bison hunters and farmers. The Pawnees were located in northern Kansas and south central Nebraska. The Pawnees would call themselves Chaticks-Si-Chaticks, this means “People of People,” or “Men of Men.” Pawnee is an unclear name that many people didn’t know what it meant. It seems to be a number of groups on central Plains. The Pawnees went through major struggle as they had to fight to live against disease, warfare, and the loss of their resources. Caddoan language, is the language that the Pawnees spoke. It was a large group that extended from the north to the south. Wichita and Caddo are also part of the Caddoan group. They spoke two major dialects

These stories included about all their traditions, history, morality, and basic information about the Pawnees. One example is called the Skiri story. The Skiri story was about heaven existed in a dark universe. There were four different stars that was a different direction. These stars also support the sky over the earth. It was told that Heaven gave power to the stars so that they could create people. Then two storms created earth, the first storm gave earth structure and the second storm provided it with life. Four more storms came along and created trees and underbrush, watercourses, and cultivated seeds. A man and a woman were created by the stars and were sent to the earth, where they began to increase their population. This is how the world and the Pawnees came to

They live on a reservation that they have had since 1875. Many other Pawnees are living through the country, most of them are in the area of Oklahoma City and Wichita. In 1938, their tribal government was formed and it consisted of two councils. The Chief’s Council is a variety of elected chiefs and they deal with the political issues going on for their tribes. The more powerful tribe is the Business Council. They administrate business interests, oil leases, service stations, casinos, and land developments. Grants and aid from the government is what the Pawnees really depend on. In today’s society, the Pawnee women have lost a great amount of power. Traditional customs still go on today and they are still important to the Pawnees. Although they are trying to promote change a Ghost Dance was performed in