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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Collins is perhaps best known for playing the irreverent Pawnee newscaster Joan Callamezzo on Parks and Recreation, recurring on 20 episodes across six seasons of the mockumentary.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The Oklahoma Attorney General's Office and the Pawnee Police Department didn't immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE for additional information.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Parks scored a number of cameos from high-profile recording artists across it's run, many of whom shared the same stage with Ginuwine on stage at the Pawnee/Eagleton Unity Concert, including The Decemberists, Letters to Cleo, and Yo La Tengo.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
But the real selling point, according Pawnee City officials, is the quality of life on offer.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The Oklahoma Attorney General's Office and the Pawnee Police Department didn't immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE for additional information.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Parks scored a number of cameos from high-profile recording artists across it's run, many of whom shared the same stage with Ginuwine on stage at the Pawnee/Eagleton Unity Concert, including The Decemberists, Letters to Cleo, and Yo La Tengo.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
But the real selling point, according Pawnee City officials, is the quality of life on offer.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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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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