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Jikonhsaseh Historic Marker near Ganondagan State Historic Site. Jigonhsasee (alternately spelled Jikonhsaseh and Jikonsase, pronounced ([dʒigũhsase]) was an Iroquoian woman considered to be a co-founder, along with the Great Peacemaker and Hiawatha, of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy sometime between AD 1142 [1] and 1450; others place it closer to 1570–1600. [2]
When Mott visited friends in New York to plan the Seneca Falls Convention, she shared the stories about the Seneca's more equal treatment of women and their participatory role in tribal government. [2] Iroquois women headed the family structures and both nominated and monitored the work of leaders in their communities. [3] Mott also saw women ...
Native women often navigate complex dual political identities, balancing their roles within tribal governance systems and the broader U.S. political framework. [21] Furthermore, political representation for Native American women remains limited, with few holding elected office compared to other demographic groups. [6]
Iroquois Clan Mothers decided any and all issues involving territory, including where a community was to be built and how land was to be used. The Washington Herald published an interview with Kellogg [25] where she supported women's suffrage, emphasizing Iroquois women's equality of civic powers with the men. Female leaders among the Oneida ...
(It was known on the North American front as the French and Indian War. The Iroquois had mostly allied with the British during this war.) Brant was effectively Sir William's common-law wife or consort. Brant played a prominent role in the life of Fort Johnson, managing household purchases, from expensive china to sewing supplies. [14]
Arthur C. Parker estimated that just 15 native women from New York played roles in the War of 1812, mostly as cooks. [13] Four were granted pensions for their service as cooks, but John was unable to prove that she had served, [2] although several sources contradict this and list her as one of several Iroquois women to be granted pensions for their service.
Traditional Apache gender roles have many of the same skills learned by both females and males. All children traditionally learn how to cook, follow tracks, skin leather, sew stitches, ride horses, and use weapons. [2] Typically, women gather vegetation such as fruits, roots, and seeds. Women would often prepare the food.
Two Seneca women had lost a brother in the French and Indian War a year before Mary's capture, and in this mourning raid, the Shawnee intended to capture a prisoner or obtain an enemy's scalp to compensate them. The 12-year-old Mary and the young boy were spared, likely because they were of suitable age for adoption.