San Carlos Apache women
Brushing-Against and Little-Squint-Eyes, two San Carlos Apache women.
The role of Native American women in their tribal societies differed from tribe to tribe, and was, in some cases, the polar opposite of the European culture which the settlers brought with them. For example, in the Iroquois Confederacy (People of the Longhouse) women were heads of their tribes. They appointed men to political positions, and removed them if they didn't fulfill their duties. When Europeans first encountered them, they asked to see the head chieftain, which caused a lot of confusion as the Iroquois didn't have male leaders. On the other side of the continent, in the Comancheria, the Comanche women skinned and harvested bison, took care of children, and had other duties which were more similar to the Europeans. Native American heritage was matrilineal, meaning one's heritage was tracked from their mother's side.
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