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A visual representation of the different duties and roles Native American women had in their tribes.
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Cherokee native women here are shown to possibly be making important clan decisions. Cherokee women were in charge of farming, property, family and clan social decisions. Today, Cherokee women are able to be chiefs. 
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Highlights the overlooked indigenous women and their important contributions to the once popular fur trade in the Great Plains area. David Wishart. 2011
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“Eagle Woman” aka Matilda Picotte Galpin. A diplomat, trader, and translator, who was known for her efforts mediating the conflicts between white settlers, the United States government, and the Sioux. Only recognized woman chief of the Sioux. John Gray & Dietmar Schulte-Möhring. February 2017
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This video pays a tribute to different, famous Native American women and their tribes and how they impacted the world around them. April 2007
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Speaks of the power Cherokee women held in their tribes as well as their specific roles compared to the native men. Republished by Muskrat Magazine, August 2015.
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Iroquois women planting and harvesting food; Granger, 1644
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Traditional Roles native women had in their tribes; Elder Rose Wabasca; One of Bent Arrows Resident Elders; September 16, 2019
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