What language do the Pawnee Indians speak?
Most Pawnee people speak English today. However, some Pawnees, especially elders, also speak their native Pawnee language. If you’d like to know an easy Pawnee word, “Nawah” (pronounced nah-wah) is a friendly greeting. What was Pawnee culture like in the past? What is it like now? Here’s a link to the homepage of the Pawnee Nation. On their site you can find information about the Pawnee people in the past and today. How do Pawnee Indian children live, and what did they do in the past? They do the same things all children do–play with each other, go to school and help around the house. Many Pawnee children like to go hunting and fishing with their fathers. In the past, Indian kids had more chores and less time to play in their daily lives, just like colonial children. But they did have dolls, toys, and games to play. Here is a picture of a hoop game played by Plains Indian kids. A Pawnee mother traditionally carried a young child in a cradleboard on her back–a custom which many Americ
