History 2301E Lecture : Native and European Relations in Colonial America
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Idea of red skin came from native ideas earth, blood, etc: more rooted in appearance than religion y race and gender are social constructions. Do you believe that shoemaker adequately explained how natives and. How did war shape gender, diplomatic, and cultural relations between natives and europeans? y diplomatic: albany congress persuaded the iroquois to become more supportive of the british rather than the french, created a new. women didn t go to war traditionally, men involved in politics, few women y similar to modern ideas in movies where it makes fun of men dressing like women and empowers women who dress as men. gendered division of labour in production of food, clothing, houses and other material needs y women worked in the fields, carried wood, processed carcasses, made clothing y men hunted, did hard labour. common gender metaphor to call enemies women , insulting, challenged manliness.