Pawnee Earth Lodge

Massive buffalo herds once rolled across the heartland prairies like an endless black sea. Buffalo yielded many essentials Native American tribes needed for food, clothing and shelter. Those days are recalled in a weekly hands-on family activity programme. This permanent exhibition provides a taste of life as the Pawnee Indians lived it on the Great Plains. History comes alive in a full-size replica of a traditional Pawnee earth lodge. Join museum interpreters around the fire to examine tools and toys made from buffalo and hear stories of a hunt.