pawnee indians

An introduction to the history, social life and customs, and present life of the Pawnee Indians.

Fourteen-year-old Francis Tucket is heading west on the Oregon Trail with his family by wagon train. Whenhe receives a rifle for his birthday, he is thrilled. Francis lags behind to practice shooting and is captured by Pawnees.

This title introduces readers to the Pawnee people. Text covers traditional ways of life, including social structure, homes, food, art, clothing, and more. Also discussed is contact with Europeans and American settlers, as well as how the people keep their culture alive today. Table of contents, map, fun facts, timeline, glossary, and index are included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Big Buddy Books is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Provides an overview of the past and present Pawnee people tracing their customs, family life, history, culture, and relations with the United States government.

In 1848, while on a wagon train headed for Oregon, fourteen-year-old Francis Tucket is kidnapped by Pawnee Indians and then falls in with a one-armed trapper who teaches him how to live in the wild.

In 1848, while on a wagon train headed for Oregon, fourteen-year-old Francis Tucket is kidnapped by Pawnee Indians and then falls in with a one-armed trapper who teaches him how to live in the wild.

Presents the true account of a young Navajo girl's life as she goes to live with her father after her grandmother dies and is then sent off to a strict government-run Indian school.

Stories adapted from Assiniboine, Skidi Pawnee, and Dakota legends.

An introduction to the Pawnee people, examining the social, cultural, and political history of the tribe, and looking at how the Pawnees have fared in the modern world. Includes quotes, maps, and photographs.

After caring for an old abandoned horse, a poor young Pawnee boy is rewarded by the horse's mystic powers.