look in vain for a Plains Indian woman's signature Handbook of North American Indians Vol. A continuing practice among the Chinook is the gathering and drying of stinging nettle leaves in early spring to treat allergies, arthritis, diabetes, and high blood pressure. Traditionally, elders instilled on the younger generation the importance of hard work. Men and women had different roles, but generally had equal rights. . Devon Abing Chinook Jargon may have originated before European contact. The continuity and ongoing Chinook community began to change when the Spanish explorers began sailing the Pacific coastline in 1527 CE. held that womengentlewomen, that is As trade expanded Chinook Jargon started adding in Japanese and Russian words. These imposed of wild plants and berries, and they processed [20] The food hunted by men usually consisted of deer and elk, and fish from the rivers of the Willamette valley, including salmon and eel. [1] Typically women gather vegetation such as fruits, roots, and seed. [9] Upper castes included shamans, warriors, and successful traders. The camas bulbs were cooked by women into a cake-like bread which was considered valuable. Among the Lenape, men and women have both participated in agriculture and hunting according to age and ability, although primary leadership in agriculture traditionally belongs to women, while men have generally held more responsibility in the area of hunting. The length varied from fifteen to twenty-five feet on average. Chinook Jargon has similarities to several languages spoken by neighboring tribes which is why it was so successful. Men were fishermen and hunters and sometimes went to war to protect their families. While the Ojibwe continue to harvest wild rice by canoe, both men and women now take turns knocking rice grains. I would definitely recommend Study.com to my colleagues. wife (for sororal polygamy was the norm) was This was specifically found in the creation of sculptures which were normally made out of animal products such as antlers or bone. that Plains Indian women worked hard, but often they did help the women in the fields or Previous: Murphy, Emily Ferguson | Contents | Next: Peattie, Elia, 2011 University of NebraskaLincolnImages are Indian craft,