plural Pawnee or Pawnees
: a member of an Indigenous people living in east-central Nebraska during the first half of the 19th century
Note: Current members of the Pawnee live as part of the federally recognized Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma.
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Widow’s Bay never feels more like Parks and Recreation than in scenes set in the town’s museum, which offers glimpses of a long, strange history that often play like dark spins on similar revelations of Pawnee, Indiana’s past.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 15 June 2026
As fans become consumed with the horrors of Widow’s Bay, there’s a version of the show that took place in Pawnee, Indiana.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 June 2026
The Prothes have around 2,000 pecan trees that produce a variety of pecans from grafted, Pawnee, Kansa, Baruch and other northern varieties.
—Kendrick Calfee
june 6, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026
Pawnee Plunge temporarily shut down during the incident, but later reopened and is now operating normally, the Columbus Fire Department said.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 15 June 2026
As fans become consumed with the horrors of Widow’s Bay, there’s a version of the show that took place in Pawnee, Indiana.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 June 2026
The Prothes have around 2,000 pecan trees that produce a variety of pecans from grafted, Pawnee, Kansa, Baruch and other northern varieties.
—Kendrick Calfee
june 6, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026
Pawnee Plunge temporarily shut down during the incident, but later reopened and is now operating normally, the Columbus Fire Department said.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
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Pawnee
noun
Paw·nee
pȯ-ˈnē 
pä-
: a member of an Indigenous people originally of Nebraska and Kansas
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