Kickatari

Kickatari is a Pawnee name for the Niobrara River, which flows eastward across northern Nebraska to the Missouri. Its valley cuts through the high plains and sand hills, fed by springs and streams from the surrounding country. The river lay near the northern edge of Skidi Pawnee territory, beyond which other Plains peoples hunted and traveled. Its wooded banks and flowing water contrast with the open grasslands above.