siyo this is what i heard on this subject. the cherokee woman owned the house and she was responsabul for takeing care of the children cooking the meals and the planting of the garden. a cherokee man who was of a different clan could marry the man joined the wifes clan. the mans job was to provide the meat or fish and the protection of his family, this is why the woman snd the children followed behind . the place of honor on a path is behind the warrior, who would be attacked first. but this is what i heard blue panther ----- Original Message ----- From: <M0untainWindS0ng@aol.com> To: <CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 2:15 PM Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Members > Most definitely the women were and are prominent Ruth > > > ==== CHEROKEE Mailing List ==== > <<>OPEN forum to all Cherokee topics - except Genealogy<>> > <>Culture-History-Language-Folk lore and Truths<> > Good Manners & Language is required to be on the list > ALL the links you will need to sub and unsub or contact listowner below > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Native/CHEROKEE.html > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > >