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The Pawnee are a Central Plains Indian tribe that historically lived in Nebraska and northern Kansas but today are based in Oklahoma. [1] . They are the federally recognized Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, who are headquartered in Pawnee, Oklahoma.
Pawnee Indian Health Center. Pawnee Nation Housing. Pawnee Tribal Development Corporation (PTDC) Pawnee Nation College. Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. 918-762-3621. 881 Little Dee Dr Pawnee, OK 74058. P.O. Box 470 Pawnee, OK 74058. Business Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday.
Summary and Definition: The Pawnee tribe, also known as the Pani, were a brave, formidable people and famous as farmers and hunters who engaged in fierce and violent combats with neighboring tribes. The names of the most famous chiefs of the Pawnee tribe included Sharitarish (Long Hair), Tarecawawaho, Man Chief and Chief Crooked Hand.
Pawnee, North American Indian people of Caddoan linguistic stock who lived on the Platte River in what is now Nebraska, U.S., from before the 16th century to the latter part of the 19th century. In the 19th century the Pawnee tribe was composed of relatively independent bands: the Kitkehahki, Chaui, Pitahauerat, and Skidi.
The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma (Pawnee Nation) has a long and proud history spanning more than 700 years. Early in the 18th century, more than 60,000 members of the Pawnee Tribe inhabited the area along the North Platt River in Nebraska.
The Pawnee are a Native American nation of the Plains Indians culture originally from the region of modern Nebraska. Prior to the European colonization of the Americas , they were among the most powerful of the Plains Indian tribes numbering over 60,000, reduced to between 4,000 and 8,000 by 1859.
Historically one of the largest and most prominent Plains tribes, they numbered ten thousand or more individuals during the period of early contact with Europeans. From the end of the eighteenth century to the present, four divisions, generally designated as bands, have been recognized.