There were Beloved Women and sometimes it was optional for them to travel with their men. The most famous of all Beloved Women in the ancient Cherokee was Nanyi-hi...aka Nancy Ward. Her first husband was Kingfisher. He was killed during a battle. Nancy took over in his place and earned the title Beloved Woman. I am not so sure about who did the cooking but I'd assume it would have been, in the majority, the women. They owned the home, raised the children etc. The men were the hunter, gatherers and were 'expendable'. Joyce G. Reece ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Dabbs" <4him@1st.net> To: <CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 7:51 PM Subject: [Cherokee Circle] woman warriors > Where there any woman warriors among the Native People???? > > > Did any of the Native male do any cooking for the family? > > Wado > > Sue > > > ==== 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 > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >