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  2. Marriage à la façon du pays - Wikipedia

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    Marriage à la façon du pays ([a la fa.sɔ̃ dy pɛ.i]; "according to the custom of the country") refers to the practice of common-law marriage between European fur traders and aboriginal or Métis women in the North American fur trade. [1]: 4 One historian, Sylvia Van Kirk, suggested these marriages were "the basis for a fur trade society". [2]

  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 often prepare the food. An Apache man would use weapons and tools to hunt animals such as buffalos. [3] It is not expected of women participate in hunting, [4] but their roles as mothers are important.

  4. Marriage in the pre-Columbian Americas - Wikipedia

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    The marriage in pre-Columbian America was a social institution present in most cultures and civilizations inhabiting the American continent before 1492 (arrival of Columbus to America). The perceptions and conceptions at a social level varied, with wedding ceremonies often carrying a predominant religious and spiritual significance.

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

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    To pay homage to the rich ancestry of Native Americans, it helps to know of current-day people who share in the heritage. With that in mind, we gathered this list of 20 famous Native Americans ...

  6. Aramepinchieue - Wikipedia

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    Conversion and intermarriage varied greatly by community, but many young women like Aramepinchieue converted to Catholicism before marriage. Aramepinchieue was the first indigenous woman to receive a sacramental marriage within the Roman Catholic Church for her marriage with a Frenchman in the Illinois Country.

  7. Heather Purser - Wikipedia

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    Heather Purser is an LGBT advocate, diver, and member of the Suquamish tribe in Seattle, Washington. [1] [2] She is known for pioneering same-sex marriage rights for her tribe, making the Suquamish tribe the second Native American tribe to amend their laws to recognize same-sex marriage, the first being the Oregon Coquille tribe.

  8. Women in the California gold rush - Wikipedia

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    Women in the California gold rush, which began in Northern California in 1848, initially included Spanish descendants, or Californios, who already lived in California, Native American women, and rapidly arriving immigrant women from all over the world. At first, the numbers of immigrant women were scarce, but they contributed to their community ...

  9. Native American women in Colonial America - Wikipedia

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    Native American woman at work. Life in society varies from tribe to tribe and region to region, but some general perspectives of women include that they "value being mothers and rearing healthy families; spiritually, they are considered to be extensions of the Spirit Mother and continuators of their people; socially, they serve as transmitters of cultural knowledge and caretakers of children ...

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