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Native American Facts For Kids was written for young people learning about the Pawnee Indian tribe for school or home-schooling reports. We encourage students and teachers to visit our mainPawnee site for more in-depth information about the tribe, but here are our answers to the questions we are most often asked by children, with Pawnee pictures and links we believe are suitable for all ages.

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Pawnee Tribe

Pawnee is pronounced "paw-nee." This was an English form of the Sioux name for the tribe.

The Pawnee Indians are original people ofNebraska andKansas. The Pawnee tribe was forced to move to a reservation in Oklahoma during the 1800's, and most Pawnee people are still living in Oklahoma today.

The Pawnees live on areservation, which is land that belongs to them and is under their control. The Pawnee Nation has its own government, laws, police, and services, just like a small country. However, the Pawnees are also US citizens and must obey American law. In the past, each Pawnee band was led by a chief and a tribal council. Pawnee chiefs were always men, but they usually passed their position on to their sister's children, not their own children. Today, the Pawnee tribe is governed by councilmembers who are elected by all the tribal members.

Most Pawnee people speak English today. However, some Pawnees, especially elders, also speak their nativePawnee language. If you'd like to know an easy Pawnee word, "Nawah" (pronounced nah-wah) is a friendly greeting.

Here's a link to the homepage of thePawnee Nation. On their site you can find information about the Pawnee people in the past and today.

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They do the same things all children do--play with each other, go to school and help around the house. Many Pawnee children like to go hunting and fishing with their fathers. In the past, Indian kids had more chores and less time to play in their daily lives, just like colonial children. But they did havedolls, toys, and games to play. Here is a picture of ahoop game played by Plains Indian kids. A Pawnee mother traditionally carried a young child in acradle-board on her back--a custom which many American parents haveadopted now.

Pawnee men were hunters and sometimes went to war to protect their families. Pawnee women were farmers and also did most of the child care and cooking. Only men became Pawnee chiefs, but both genders took part in storytelling, artwork and music, and traditional medicine.

Most Pawnee Indians lived in settled villages of round earthenlodges. Pawnee lodges were made from wooden frames covered with packed earth. When the Pawnee tribe went on hunting trips, they used buffalo-hidetipis (or teepees) as temporary shelter, similar to camping tents. Here are some pictures of these different types ofNative American shelter.

Today, Native Americans only put up a tepee for fun or to connect with their heritage, not for housing. Most Pawnees live in modern houses and apartment buildings, just like you.

Pawnee women wore deerskin skirts and poncho-like blouses. Pawnee men wore breechcloths and leggings. Here is a website with pictures ofIndian leggings. Men did not usually wear shirts, but warriors sometimes wore special buckskin war shirts. The Pawnees woremoccasins on their feet, and in cold weather, they wore long buffalo-hide robes. A Pawnee lady's dress or warrior's shirt was fringed and often decorated with beadwork and painted designs. Later, Pawnee people adapted European costume such as cloth dresses and vests. Here is a site about the symbolism ofPlains Indian war shirts, and some photos and links aboutPlains Indian clothing in general.

Pawnee Indian leaders sometimes wore the longchief headdress that Plains Indians are famous for. More often, Pawnee men shaved their heads except for ascalplock (one long lock of hair in back) and wore aporcupine roach on top. Pawnee women wore their hair either loose or braided. The Pawnees also painted their faces for special occasions. They used different patterns for war paint, religious ceremonies, and festive decoration.

Today, some Pawnee people still have moccasins or a buckskin dress, but they wear modern clothes like jeans instead of breechcloths... and they only wear traditional regalia on special occasions like a wedding or a dance.

No--the Pawnee Indians didn't live near the ocean. When they traveled over land, the Pawnees used dogs pullingtravois (a kind of drag sled) to help them carry their belongings. Here's a website withtravois pictures. There were no horses in North America until colonists brought them over from Europe.

What was Pawnee food like in the days before supermarkets?
The Pawnees were farming people. Pawnee women raised crops of corn, beans, squash, and sunflowers. The men worked together to hunt buffalo and antelopes. Originally, Pawnee hunters would drive buffalo onto marshy land where it was easier to shoot them, but once they acquired horses, they hunted buffalo from horseback. Here is a website with more information aboutNative American corn and other crops.

Pawnee hunters used bows and arrows. In war, Pawnee men fired their bows or fought with war clubs and spears. Here are some pictures ofNative American spears and other traditional weapons.

What other Native Americans did the Pawnee tribe interact with?

The Pawnees traded regularly with other tribes of the Great Plains and the Western Plateau, such as theComanche andOmaha. These tribes usually communicated usingWhat are Pawnee arts and crafts like?
Pawnee artists are famous for theirsign language.

The Pawnees also fought wars with other tribes. Plains Indian tribes treated war differently than European countries did. They didn't fight over territory but instead to prove their courage, and so Plains Indian war parties rarely fought to the death or destroyed each other's villages. Instead, their war customs includedcounting coup (touching an opponent in battle without harming him), stealing an enemy's weapon or horse, or forcing the other tribe's warriors to retreat. Some tribes the Pawnees frequently fought with included theApache,What kinds of stories do the Pawnees tell?
There are lots of traditional Pawnee legends and fairy tales. Storytelling is very important to the Pawnee Indian culture. Here is one story about aKiowa andSioux Indians.

What about Pawnee religion?
Spirituality and religion were important parts of Pawnee life, and some people continue to practice traditional beliefs today. It is respectful to avoid imitating religious rituals for school projects since some Pawnee people care about them deeply. You can read and learn about them, however. You can visit this site to learn more about pottery making,baskets, andhide paintings.Can you recommend a good book for me to read?
You may enjoy

Pawnee girl kidnapped by buffalo. Here's a website where you can read more aboutPawnee myths.

How do I cite your website in my bibliography?
You will need to ask your teacher for the format he or she wants you to use. The authors' names are Laura Redish and Orrin Lewis and the title of our site is Native Languages of the Americas. We are a nonprofit educational organization working to preserve and protect Native American languages and culture. You can learn more about our organization Pawnee religious beliefs or this site aboutIndian religion in general.

Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales, a collection of Pawnee legends. Younger kids may like the traditional Pawnee story The Boy Who Loved Bears. If you want to know more about Pawnee culture and history, two good books for kids areThe Pawnee Nation andThe Pawnee. You can also browse through our recommendations of books onNative American history in general. Disclaimer: we are an Amazon affiliate and our website earns a commission if you buy a book through one of these links. Most of them can also be found in a public library, though!

here. Our website was first created in 1998 and last updated in 2020.

Thanks for your interest in the Pawnee Indian people and their language!

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The land, climate and natural resources that were available to the Southwest Native American tribes resulted in the adoption of the culture shared by the Southwest Native Americans. This section on the Southwest Native Americans group provides facts and information about their languages, the Geography and Environment which was a massive desert region.

The animals and the Plants, Trees and Crops provided their food, clothing, shelter and decorations - the Hopi, Zuni and Yuam tribes were farmers whereas the Apache and Navajo tribes were nomadic hunters. Their Houses therefore depended on the materials available to them and whether the home was permanent or temporary.

There are also facts and info about the Traditions, Religion, Ceremonies and Beliefs of the Southwest Native Americans group.

Map showing location of Southwest Native Americans Cultural Group

Name of Group: Southwest Native Americans

Languages: Siouan, Algonquian, Caddoan, Uto-Aztecan and Athabaskan

Geography of the State of Southwest Native Americans: Dry, rocky land with cactus. Hot and arid. Little rain, crops required irrigation

Animals: Desert animals such as reptiles and snakes

Livestock: Sheep and Goats

Natural Resources: Corn, beans, squash, sunflower seeds

Culture and Lifestyle adopted: Farmers and some Nomadic hunters such as the Navajo

Types of housing, homes or shelters: Farmers lived in Adobe (pueblo) houses. Hunters lived in Hogans, brush shelters or wickiups

Famous Tribes of Southwest Native Americans: Hopi, Pueblo, Zuni, Yuam, Apache and Navajo.

The Native Indians who lived on the borders of lands often reflected two different types of lifestyles.

The Farmers - The Yuma and Pima

The Villagers - The Zuni, Pueblo and Hopi

The Nomads - The Apache and Navajo

Southwest Indians - Physical Characteristics
The physical characteristics of Southwest Indians are dark brown eyes, prominent cheek bones, straight black hair, and scantiness of beard.

. Animism was a commonly shared doctrine, or belief, of the indigenous people of North America and Canada including the Southwest Indian tribes. Animism is based on the spiritual or religious idea that the universe and all natural objects have souls or spirits. In this religion it is believed that souls or spirits exist not only in humans but also in animals, plants, trees, rocks etc. This belief is also extended to natural phenomena such as thunder storms and rain and geographic features such as mountains, caves or rivers also possess souls or spirits. Kachina figures - sacred spirits of dead ancestors who bring the rain. The Shaman or Medicine Men of the tribes also use objects called Southwest Native Americans - Crops
The crops included corn (maize). The tribes grew 24 different types of corn. They also grew beans, squash, melons, pumpkins and fruit. Huge cactus called the organ pipe and the saguaro grew in the desert.

The different types of Houses, Shelters and Homes depended on the materials available and whether the home was permanent or temporary. The homes of the Southwest Indians included Adobe (pueblo) clay houses and Hogans. Wooden or bone ladders were used to reach higher buildings and rooms. Brush shelters or wickiups were also commonly used.

The Religion, Ceremonies and Beliefs were based on Animism Prayer Sticks. The ceremonies of the Southwest Native Americans included the winter and summer soltice festivals of the Niman during which the Snake Dance was performed and the Soyal festival.

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Facts about the Hopi Native Indian Tribe
This article contains fast, fun facts and interesting information about the Hopi Native American Indian tribe. Find answers to questions like where did the Hopi tribe live, what clothes did they wear, what did they eat and who were the famous leaders of the Hopi tribe?

What was the lifestyle and culture of the Hopi tribe?
The Hopi tribe were villagers and farmers. Their villages were located in the lofty plateaus of northern Arizona. The Hopi tribe have kept their culture intact due to living in such isolated areas. The name Hopi means "peaceful ones" which aptly describe the members of this ancient American Indian tribe. Each Hopi village was divided into clans that is governed by a chief, who is also the spiritual leader of the village. The Hopis became noted as stockbreeders and skilled weavers, potters, and silversmiths.

What did the Hopi tribe live in?
The Hopi tribe lived in adobe houses also known as pueblos that were suitable for the warm dry climate in which they lived. The Adobe, or pueblo homes, were multi-story houses made of adobe (clay and straw baked into hard bricks). The above photograph shows the multi-story houses that were typical of a Hopi Village.

Where did the Hopi tribe live?
The Hopi are people of the Southwest Native American cultural group. The location of their tribal homelands are shown on the map.

The geography of the region in which they lived dictated the lifestyle and culture of the Hopi tribe.

They lived in the American southwest desert regions in Northeastern Arizona

Land: A dry, arid rocky land dotted with cactus

Climate: The climate is hot with little rain so crops required irrigation

Animals: The desert animals are reptiles and snakes. Livestock included sheep and goats and wild turkey

Crops: The crops grown in the area are corn, beans, sunflower seeds and squash

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that encompassed the spiritual or religious idea that the universe and all natural objects animals, plants, trees, rivers, mountains rocks etc have souls or spirits. The Hopi tribe are strongly associated with What was the religion and beliefs of the Hopi tribe?
The religion and beliefs of the Hopi tribe are based on Kachina dolls. The Kachinas represent the powerful spirits of deities, animals or natural elements who can use their magical powers for the good and well-being of the Hopi tribe, bringing rainfall, healing, fertility and protection. Each of the Kachinas hold different powers. Kokopelli is the most famous of all the Kachina spirits. The Soyal Solstice Ceremony is a major Hopi ceremony which is celebrated over a period of sixteen days which starts with prayers and supplications and ends with a feast and Kachina Dance. The nation are also famous for the Hopi Prophecy that warns others about consequences of their actions providing details of signs of changes to come. Their Religious ceremonies involved secret rites held in semi-underground kivas. During these sacred ritual masks and costumes were worn to impersonate kachinas (ancestral spirits). The Hopi did not paint their faces or bodies except for special religious ceremonies. The ceremonies of the Hopi tribe were elaborate in nature, and in the famous "snake-dance" the performers carry live rattlesnakes in their mouths. The Tapuat is the Hopi symbol for mother earth which depicts a maze. The Hopi Prophecy warns others about consequences of their actions and provides details of signs of changes to come.

What language did the Hopi tribe speak?
They spoke in the Uto-Aztecan language which was also spoken by members of the Pima, and the Papago tribes.

What food did the Hopi tribe eat?
The food that the Hopi tribe ate included meat obtained by the men who hunted deer, small game and turkeys. As farmers the Hopi Tribe produced crops of corn, beans, sunflower seeds, squash, and melons in terraced fields. Crops and meat were supplemented by nuts, berries and fruits. They then started to raise sheep and goats. The Hopi tribe often traded with their produce with other Native American Indians that lived in the Southwest.

What weapons did the Hopi use?
The weapons used by the Hopi tribe were originally bows and arrows, spears and knives. The rifle was added with the advent of the European invaders.

What clothes did the Hopi men wear?
The clothes worn by the men included breechcloths or short kilts which were made from a long rectangular piece of animal skin or cloth which was worn between the legs and tucked over a belt. During the 1800's men started to wear cotton tunics with a leather belt fastened around the waist. The men started to wear cotton shirt and rather short trousers, and a headband. They wore moccasins made of soft leather - a soft, light beige, slip-on shoe, consisting of a sole and sides made of one piece of leather. The traditional headdress worn by the Hopi men were simple cloth or leather headbands.

The type of clothes worn by the women of the Hopi tribe were knee-length cotton dresses called mantas which were fastened at a woman's right shoulder, leaving her left shoulder bare. Early women's clothes included a dark blue woollen blanket that was fastened above the right shoulder and tied with an embroidered belt at the waist. When Hopi girls reach womanhood, their hair was dressed in two large whorls at the side of the head in a squash blossom design which was the Hopi symbol of fertility. Hair of the older women was kept long and worn in a traditional chongo style with a hair knot called a Hömsoma which was wrapped in white yarn. Like all women they liked adornments and wore What clothes do the Hopi women wear?
Turquoise jewelry and silver ornaments.

Who are the most famous leaders and chiefs of the Hopi tribe?
The most famous leaders and chiefs of the Hopi tribe included Chief Dan and Chief Tuba.

Although a peace loving nation the Hopi tribe was subjected to frequent raids by the Navajo tribe and occasionally the Apache. The encroachment by the Spanish came in 1540 with the expedition of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado. The Native Indians were subdued but they shared in the successful revolt of 1542, but were again defeated in 1586. In 1629 The Spanish began to establish missions at the Hopi pueblos of Awatobi and Oraibi which were later destroyed in the Pueblo revolt of 1680. The Who were the enemies of the Hopi Tribe?
Pueblo Revolt (1680-1692) was located in New Mexico and Arizona. This was an initial great victory for the Pueblo alliance that consisted of the Pueblo, Hopi, and Zuni tribes but the Spanish re-conquered the lands in 1692.

The Story of the Hopi
For additional facts and information refer to the legend and the Story of Kind Hawk (Hopi Story) and the Boy in Jug (Hopi Story).

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Kids: Like all Pueblo, kids had very strong ties to everyone in their family. As they got older, everyone in their family would begin to teach the children the Hopi ways. The girls would learn how to design clay pottery, make food, and weave baskets.