HIST 2800 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Age Of Enlightenment, Atlantic Slave Trade, Planation Surface
24 May 2017
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Adaptation: upon learning to farm, they formed the three sisters. Started trading this produce along with fur for meat. Creation stories: we see that animals and humans are being created together, none more important than the other. Sex and gender role: native god of creation is sexless. Divorce within these societies is too common, native persons accepted homosexuality. Europeans thought that natives were too free with their children. Not enough discipline or exploitation of native children. Iroquois: decisions were made by men, but had to be approved by the women in the village. Ojibway: men did limit women"s voice in the society. Life stage identities and practices defined each individual"s purpose as well as his/her community responsibility throughout the life cycle. These responsibilities were critical to the sustainability of society. Women are in charge of the material, meant to form strong bonds in the community, and teach family law to the children.
