Editing Pawnee people (section)

===Recent history===
[[File:General douglas macarthur meets american indian troops wwii military pacific navajo pima island hopping.JPG|thumb|General [[Douglas MacArthur]] meeting [[Navajo people|Navajo]], [[Pima people|Pima]], Pawnee, and other [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] troops]]

In 1906, in preparation for statehood of Oklahoma, the US government dismantled the Pawnee tribal government and civic institutions. The tribe reorganized under the [[Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act]] of 1936 and established the Pawnee Business Council, the Nasharo (Chiefs) Council, and a tribal constitution, bylaws, and charter.<ref name=ohs/>

In the 1960s, the government settled a suit by the Pawnee Nation regarding their compensation for lands ceded to the US government in the 19th century. By an out-of-court settlement in 1964, the Pawnee Nation was awarded $7,316,097 for land ceded to the US and undervalued by the federal government in the previous century.<ref>{{cite book |id=78 Stat. 585 (1964)|author1-link=David J. Wishart |author=Wishart, David J. |year=1985 |article=The Pawnee Claims Case, 1947–64 |pages=157–186 |title=Irredeemable America: The Indians' Estate and Land Claims |editor=Sutton, I. |location=Albuquerque, NM |publisher=University of New Mexico Press}}</ref>

Bills such as the [[Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act]] of 1975 have allowed the Pawnee Nation to regain some of its self-government. The Pawnee continue to practice cultural traditions, meeting twice a year for the intertribal gathering with their kinsmen the [[Wichita Indians]]. They have an annual four-day Pawnee Homecoming for Pawnee veterans in July. Many Pawnee also return to their traditional lands to visit relatives and take part in scheduled [[powwow]]s.