freamon@feddit.nltoScience@beehaw.org•Shattering the myth of men as hunters and women as gatherersEnglish
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1 year agoI heard from an Aboriginal tour guide that in native populations everyone just did the role they wanted / were good at, and it was only from the introduction of Christian missionaries that such a division of labour was encouraged.
Interesting. My source is obviously anecdotal and from another country. Is it verified that Buffalo tribes always thought this vs. being influenced by European colonisers?
(I don’t want to fall into the trap of thinking older civilizations didn’t have the same gender hang-ups as modern ones.)