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Farmers, warriors, traders: a fresh look at Ojibway women
Minnesota history • 48 (6) • Published In 1983 • Pages: 236-244
By: Buffalohead, Priscilla K..
Abstract
This document presents a critical evaluation of women's status and roles in Ojibwa society as depicted in primary and secondary historical sources spanning the period from the mid seventeenth to early twentieth centuries. In this early literature two pictures of Ojibwa women are presented: (1) as drudges and slaves to men, and (2) as occupying dynamic roles in the political, economic, and social life of their communities. This study analyzes these early concepts and attempts to arrive at some semblance of truth through an understanding of the major trends in western thought about women and a thorough acquaintance with the history and culture of the Ojibwa people (p. 236).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Arctic and Subarctic
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1998
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 'traditional' to ca. 1850
- Coverage Place
- Central Ojibwa; Minnesota and the upper Great Lakes, United States and Canada
- Notes
- Priscilla K. Buffalohead
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 85652033
- LCSH
- Ojibwa Indians