Pawnee Nation

Political Name: Pawnee Nation

Pronunciation: PAW-nee

Self-Designated Name: Skidi + Cawi + Kitkehahki + Pitahawirata

Title of Tribal Leader: President

Language: Caddoan

Tribal Greeting: Nawa čikstit Karaspari'? (Hello, how are you?)

Cultural Relatives: Wichita, Arikara, Kitsai

A gray map showing the tribal jurisdiction areas of Oklahoma with a pink pin marking Pawnee, Oklahoma, where the Pawnee Nation is headquartered.
Pawnee Nation is headquartered in Pawnee, OK.
A gray map of the continental United States with all 39 tribes names over their homelands with black lines to their current reservation areas in the state of Oklahoma (highlighted in pink).
This map illustrates the homelands of tribal nations in Oklahoma today.