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2. List of Native American women of the United States - Wikipedia

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   Native American identity is a complex and contested issue. The Bureau of Indian Affairs defines Native American as having American Indian or Alaska Native ancestry. Legally, being Native American is defined as being enrolled in a federally recognized tribe or Alaskan village. These entities establish their own membership rules, and they vary.

3. Gender roles among the Indigenous peoples of North America

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   Typically, women gather vegetation such as fruits, roots, and seeds. Women would often prepare the food. Men would use weapons and tools to hunt animals such as buffalos. [3] It would not be expected women to participate in hunting, [4] but their roles as mothers is important.

4. Native American women in politics - Wikipedia

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   At the state level, Native American women have also made significant strides. [17] Denise Juneau, a member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, served as the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Montana and was the first Native American woman to win a statewide executive position. [17]

5. 25 Famous Native Americans to Know, From Actors to ... - AOL

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   The first single from the album, "Big Sky Sun Goes Down," is out now. James Fraher - Getty Images. ... not to mention the first openly LGBTQ+ Native American woman to fill the role. A member of ...

6. Women of Colonial Virginia - Wikipedia

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   In the early Virginia colonies, Native American women were responsible for household tasks and hard labor in the fields. It was normal for Native American women to have more responsibilities than men, as they were viewed as superior to men in certain ways. Powhatan women ( of Pochohontas' tribe) did not eat with the men, and the men had many wives.

7. Katsi Cook - Wikipedia

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   Sherrill Elizabeth Tekatsitsiakawa “Katsi” (pronounced Gudji) Cook is a Mohawk Native American midwife, environmentalist, Native American rights activist, and women's health advocate. She is best known for her environmental justice and reproductive health research in her home community, the Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne in upstate New York.