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The center of the Fonner Rotunda is reigned by this life-sized sculpture of a Sioux Indian family, titled "The Arrowmaker". Done in plaster and bronze coated, an Indian boy watches intently as his father sights down an arrow to test its trueness. Behind them stands the mother, an interested observer. Ellis Burman was the sculptor of the piece.
Ten-foot wide paths wind through the picturesque environment
you'll find in the Hornady Family
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Arboretum,
located just east of the Fonner Rotunda. Complemented by a pond, windmill,
wooden bridges, flower gardens, shrubs and picnic areas, this tree-filled
haven is a peaceful, relaxing sanctuary. 
Sit
for a spell on a shady bench in the Henry Fonda Rose Garden, or stand
on the wooden bridge and feed the many ducks residing in the Arboretum.
Admirers of flora and fauna alike will enjoy the varieties of flowers
growing here in the arbor, from lilacs to irises and daisies to lilies.
Stroll under the shady arbors and identify the many varieties of trees
growing throughout the arboretum, or listen to and watch the many birds
who pay a visit to this miniature forest each day.
Walk
along the original trail used by mountain men William Ashley and Jim
Beckwourth, by military men such as Stephen H. Long and soldiers of
Fort Kearny, and by missionaries Dr. Marcus Whitman and wife Narcissa.
Pioneers bound for Oregon and California also traveled these trails.
Wagon swales are still visible here after 175 years.
Until 1876 the Pawnee were the most influential and populous
of the native peoples of Nebraska. At the time of Lewis & Clark
(1804-1806) and of Zebulon Pike (1806), the Pawnee were living in two
to six principal towns. The towns ranged in size from 40 to 200 earth
lodges. This 38-ft. in diameter replica of an 1830s lodge would have
been home to 30 to 50 people.
Visit the Pawnee Earth Lodge, teepees, and watch the buffalo grazing
on the prairie for an experience in Indian life at Stuhr Museum. The
earth lodge, designed in the style of the Pawnee Indian, is filled with
authentic items for visitors to experience how life in the lodge existed.
See how its inhabitants used the space inside the lodge to live, survive,
worship, and celebrate family.
