by Denise Oliver VelezFollow for Daily Kos, Sun Mar 02, 2014
This is a first! I NEVER post anything from this site. It's only because it deals with American Indians that I even bothered to read it. This is an important segment of the story:
It includes an interesting video @ Audrey Shenandoah on Vimeo
Read the full piece @ Women's History: Native Americans
An aside - most of the treaties Americans worked out with most tribes were invalid because they were not discussed with the true leaders, the Peace Chief and the full council which included women!!!
This is a first! I NEVER post anything from this site. It's only because it deals with American Indians that I even bothered to read it. This is an important segment of the story:
Many, if not most, of our nations were Matriarchal so of course their leadership was made up of women. However the Christian invaders could not understand it and would not deal with women leaders so they chose a male Chief and spoke only to him. The real women leaders names never appeared in the history of the tribes which was/is written by the invaders.
It includes an interesting video @ Audrey Shenandoah on Vimeo
Read the full piece @ Women's History: Native Americans
An aside - most of the treaties Americans worked out with most tribes were invalid because they were not discussed with the true leaders, the Peace Chief and the full council which included women!!!