Pawnee History

Culture – Pawnee History Pawnee HistoryPawnee Nation Flag and SealPawnee LanguagePawnee Nation Princess Figure 1: Pîtarêsarû, Čawî’, and Rêsarûcîritêrîkû, Kitkahaki The Pawnee Nation has a long and proud history spanning more than 2000 years. Before European contact, perhaps as many as 300,000 Pawnees inhabited the central plains of North America from Iowa along the Missouri…

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Pawnee Nation Operations – Agricultural Research and Development

In August 2020, the Pawnee Nation Business Council passed a resolution at the administrative level to introduce a local food management and planning effort utilizing CARES Funding. This effort allows for the hire of Pawnee members to quarterback a Pawnee Nation Division of Agriculture and aid in examining food security and food access issues in…

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Pawnee Nation 2020 Run-Off Election

Absentee Ballot Request 2020 – Pawnee Nation 2020 Run-Off Election- PDF DownloadSchedule of Events – Pawnee Nation 2020 Run-Off Election – PDF Download __________________________________________ Pawnee Nation Special Election to be Held The Pawnee Nation Election Commission will be conducting a Special Election on June 20, 2020. This special election will be to fill four (4) positions of…

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Pawnee Code Talkers Honored by U.S. Congress

On Nov. 20, 2013, the U.S. Government honored World War II veteran code talkers during a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony held at the Emancipation Hall located in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, District of Columbia, Wash. Click here for press issued by Washington, D.C. Click here for the Complete Code Talker Program (PDF). Click here for the Chaticks si Chaticks Winter 2014 issue.…

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Irene Real Rider Hunter

The Pawnee Nation Flag has been lowered for the passing of Tribal Member, Irene Real Rider Hunter. Mrs. Hunter was born November 14, 1919, and returned to the stars on September 1, 2025. Arrangements were held with Ware Funeral Home in Chillicothe, OH . https://www.warefh.com/obituary/IreneR-Hunter Our condolences and prayers go out to the Real Rider…

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