The Pawnee of Nebraska are commonly regarded as characteristic of the
semi-sedentary agricultural peoples of the Central Plains. However,
ethnographic material about them is surprisingly sparse. Because they
already had the horse by the late 17th century there is no record of
them in completely aboriginal conditions. The most complete work is
a monograph by J. B. Dunbar published in 1880, based on a series of
articles in the _Magazine of American History_. Besides this there are
the early accounts of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (see Grass, 1904)
and that of J. T. Irving (1835). More specialized works are those of G.
B. Grinnell (1912) and A. Lesser (1933). Subsequent studies are brief,
and for the most part oriented toward nineteenth century historical
events (e.g., Hyde, 1951). Wedel has included some information in his
works on Pawnee archaeology (1938) and Central Plains subsistence
(1941). Further brief articles may be found in the bibliography.