History and stories of Nebraska . home. The Pawnee nationwas divided into four tribes, each of which had an Indianname and a white mans name: Chau-i, Grand; Kitke-hahk-i,Republican; Pita-hau-erat, Noisy; Ski-di, Wolf. Thesetribes were divided into bands, each of which lived in agroup of houses and kept together on the march and in thevillage. The Pawnees were the most advanced in culture of any ofthe Nebraska Indians. In farming, in handiwork, in medi-cine, in music and religion they had made remarkable prog-ress and were imitatedby the other built large circularhouses, called ear
History and stories of Nebraska . home. The Pawnee nationwas divided into four tribes, each of which had an Indianname and a white mans name: Chau-i, Grand; Kitke-hahk-i,Republican; Pita-hau-erat, Noisy; Ski-di, Wolf. Thesetribes were divided into bands, each of which lived in agroup of houses and kept together on the march and in thevillage. The Pawnees were the most advanced in culture of any ofthe Nebraska Indians. In farming, in handiwork, in medi-cine, in music and religion they had made remarkable prog-ress and were imitatedby the other built large circularhouses, called earthlodges, with walls of dirtand a roof supported bytrunks of large trees setupright inside of thewalls, the whole coveredwith poles, grass and sod. Pawnee Earth Lodge. {From photograph ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^1*^^ ^^^ ^ by Sheldon.) covered entrance and on the west were the sacred bundle and buffalo skull. There wasa hole in the center of the roof to let out the smoke. Thepeople slept around the edge of the circle made by the walls 114.
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