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The Pawnee called themselves Chahiksichahiks ( Horn People ) |
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Pawnee name may have derived from Caddoan pariki, meaning
' horn ', a reference to the peculiar manner in which the
tribe wore the scalplock. The Pawnee lived in established villages similar to those of the Mandan and were agricultural people. They practiced agriculture but also hunted buffalo. Their staple crops were maize, beans, squash, and pumpkins. The introduction of the horse stimulated a tendency toward a more nomadic, buffalo-hunting life, but this remained a secondary pattern. Maize played a much more important part than the buffalo in their ceremonies and mythology. They had a complex religion unrelated to other Plains tribes, such as that of the Arapaho or Cheyenne. |
| Pawnee
bands: The Skidi called themselves Panimaha or Loup The Republicans called themselves Kit-ke-hak-i The Grand called themselves Chaui or Xau-i The Tappage called themselves Pit-a-hau-e-rat |
