Transcript Lindsey`s Pawnee Pages

Indian clothing
with designs on
it would be for
celebrations
Children clothing
was made of deer
skin and buffalo
skin
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The Indians used their buffalo skin for many items such as tipis, decorations, and
weapons but most buffalo of the hide was saved for clothing. Most Indian men wore
moccasins for shoes and the women wore a slipper kind of shoe. Some women had leather
leggings for pants but others just wore buffalo hided leggings. Men usually did not wear
shirts but if so, they would wear special buckskin war shirts. Women wore the buckskin shirts
with leggings or wore long dresses made out of buffalo hide. If the Pawnees had enough
extra buffalo skin, they would attach a long cape to the women’s long dress as an
decoration. Most dresses had tie-long sleeves if they were cold. Women often wore belts
from which they hung leather pouches that contained useful items such as knives, flint, and
sewing awls.
Pawnees
would plant
corn and
wait for it to
grow into
delicious
corn to eat
Indians would hang
buffalo meat on
branches for a few
days so it could
turn into buffalo
jerky which lasted
for months
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The Pawnee Indians ate many foods. After a buffalo kill, an adult might eat as much as 4
pounds of meat a day. Pawnee people ate thin slices of raw meat from the buffalo’s hump or
feasted on the perishable parts - the liver, blood, brains, and kidneys. These soft foods were
easy for young children and toothless people to suck and swallow. They always left the heart
for the buffalo spirit to take and keep as a sign of thanks from the people to let them have the
buffalo. Puddings were made from ground turnips, or berries mixed in with fresh blood.
Pemmican was made by drying buffalo meat and then pounding it with a stone into a paste
that was mixed with fat berries. This mixture was shaped into cakes. One of the Pawnees
favorite food was a stew made of vegetables and buffalo meat. Another was a sausage dish
made by stuffing meats and kidney suet into a cleansed buffalo intestine.
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The Pawnee lived in the great plains, but they moved throughout Nebraska, Colorado
and Kansas. The tribe was forced to move to a reservation in Oklahoma in the 1800’s.
Most Pawnee people are still living there today! Sometimes, when the Pawnees knew
their enemies had found their new home, they would move to a new area on the
plains. Some Pawnees walk away from their tribe home to get supplies, they would
have a hard time finding it again.
Indians colored
their tipis for
fun and
decoration
The Indians would leave holes in the tops
of their tipis so they could have a fire