Pawnee PleinesPawnee Pleines's grandfather owned property in Arizona a century ago. It was common to find Native American nomads, including children, in temporary shelters outside of the township in the desert. The author's father worked for her grandfather when h was fifteen. He had already married her mother, also fifteen. Her mom made him a sandwich every day. One day, a native girl, about four years old, came up to him from out of the desert. She stood and stared at his sandwich, which he shared. When the sandwich was gone, so was she. This went on for weeks. One day she didn't show up, the next day the same; they searched but never found her. In Pawnee's father's attempt to communicate with her, he would point at his chest and say, "David." It took weeks for her to respond, but eventually she pointed at her own chest and said, "Pawnee." Author Pawnee Pleines has the honor of being named after this little traveler. Read More Read Less