Record #:

16131

Author(s):

Perdue, Theda

Abstract:

When Europeans encountered Cherokee tribes the men were surprised by the important role women played within Cherokee society. Their society was based on a matrilineal kinship, unlike European family dynamics, and Cherokee women also participated in family, economic, and government decision making.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 23 Issue 3, Spring 1984, p2-3, il

Subject(s):

Cherokee Indians--North Carolina--Women