Pawnee Nation
The Pawnee (Chaticks si Chaticks, "Men of Men") are a Caddoan-speaking people whose homeland was centered on the Platte and Loup river valleys of present-day Nebraska. They were a semi-sedentary nation known for their distinctive earth lodge villages, sophisticated astronomical knowledge, and seasonal buffalo hunts. The Pawnee comprised four bands: the Chaui (Grand), Kitkahahki (Republican), Pitahawirata (Tappage), and Skidi (Loup/Wolf). They maintained generally peaceful relations with the United States and signed several treaties in the early 19th century. The Pawnee Nation is headquartered today in Pawnee, Oklahoma.
Portrait: George Catlin, "Shón-ka-ki-he-ga, Horse Chief, Grand Pawnee Head Chief," 1832. Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Most Mentioned in Pawnee Nation-tagged Entries
People
- Clark (5)
- Charles Floyd (2)
- Bratton (1)
- big white man Chiefe (1)
- Drouillard (1)
- Coues (1)
- Joseph Whitehouse (1)
- Capt Lewis (1)
- Mrs Jessom (1)
- Cap* McLanen (1)
Places
- Missouri River (4)
- Platte River (2)
- Butterfly creek (2)
- Great River Platt (1)
- Great Plains (1)
- white line (1)
- R au platte (1)
- White paint Cr (1)
- White lime (1)
- Qui courre (1)
Wildlife
- deer (4)
- buffaloe (3)
- Buffalow (3)
- Antelope (2)
- snakes (2)
- turkey (2)
- Elk (2)
- grey Eagles (1)
- bald Eagle (1)
- Musquetoes (1)
Territory & Encounter Locations
Note: the longest gap between tagged appearances is about 13 months (Jul 11, 1805 → Aug 18, 1806). No journal entries during that window were explicitly tagged with this nation.
Treaties (7)
Journal Entries (9)
Cross-Narrator Analyses
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