The Pawnee Indians lived in Nebraska for many years. They lived there before the first white men came. Their traditions say that a long time ago they came from the Southwest, and perhaps from the borders of Mexico. Through hundreds of years they were slowly moving more towards the north. When the first white men found them, over two hundred years ago, what is now the Nebraska country was their home.
The American government forced the Pawnee to relocate. In 1859 they moved to a reservation in Pawnee, Oklahoma.
The location of the Platte River in Nebraska:
Location of Pawnee Indians now:
