Native American Women in the Colonial Era

 
Center for Civic Education: Native American Women in the Colonial Era

Europeans were surprised that Native American women had so much power and influence, particularly within the Haudenosaunee nations. In those nations, women held political power within the tribes, appointing and removing chiefs at their discretion.

60-Second Civics, Episode 5326, March 10, 2025 (a rebroadcast of Episode 4276: March 6, 2021)

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POP QUIZ:

• USCIS 100: 59.  Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
• USCIS 100:87.  Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

Learn more: 

• PBS: Women in Haudenosaunee Culture lesson plan
• WNED: Haudenosaunee Influence on the Women's Suffrage Movement