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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mother Earth - Father Sky

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research and write about Cyrus Dillan. They explain one of Dillan's sculptures. Students locate six constellations and two planets. They research and write about the daily life of the Pawnee.
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Website
Nebraska Studies

Nebraska Studies

For Students 9th - 10th
A large site that tracks the history of the Nebraska area begins with the formation of the earth, moves through the earliest human activity in Nebraska, and then through proto-historical and historical Nebraska. The Kansas-Nebraska Act,...
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Website
Nebraska Studies

Nebraska Studies: Tribes in Nebraska Give Up Lands in Treaties

For Students 9th - 10th
Review this discourse of the many treaties enacted between the settlers and Native Americans during the development of the Great Plains, the problems that arose, and the creation of reservations.
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Primary
Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma Historical Society: W. Pollock: Pawnee Indian and Artist [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A short account featuring the life of a Pawnee Native American who adapted to the ways of the Americans and later served in Roosevelt's Rough Riders.
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Website
Other

Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma: History of the Pawnee

For Students 9th - 10th
Tribal site gives a brief history of the Pawnee people including information about ancestral lands, the bands that make up the nation, and recent history.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Pawnee Kinship

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Pawnee Native American tribe. Explore topics such as their history, economy, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
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eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk Tales

For Students 3rd - 6th
Open Library: Pawnee Hero Stories And Folk-Tales
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Website
American Indian Heritage Foundation

Indians.org: Pawnee Literature

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief background information about the history and culture of the Pawnee. Includes the text of a Pawnee prayer. This site links to specific Pawnee stories and to other information on the Pawnee Tribe and authors.