The Nahurac: Spirit Animal Lodges
Tirawa conferred miraculous powers on certain animals who would act as his messengers and servants. These spirit animals, called nahurac, could intercede with Tirawa on behalf of the Pawnee. The nahurac had five sacred lodges: Pahuk (hill island on the Platte River), Lalawakohtito (dark island in the Platte), Ahkawitakol (white bank on the Loup River), Kitzawitzuk (a sacred spring on the Solomon River), and Pahur (guide rock hill). These five lodges were places of spiritual power where the nahurac gathered. The Pawnee would visit these sites to seek guidance, healing, and blessings from the an