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Native American History
The history of Native Americans in the United States began in the Pre-Columbian era with the settlement of the Americas by the Paleo-Indians. Anthropologists have identified and studied a wide variety of cultures that existed during this era. Their subsequent contact with Europeans had a profound impact on their history.
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Children were more adaptable than grown-ups, learned languages more easily, and in the fullness of time could even identify with their captors. Indeed, one of the most striking features of this form of bondage is that Indian slaves could eventually become part of the dominant society.
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― The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America
― The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America
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In nomadic Indian societies, men specialized in activities less useful to European colonists, such as hunting and fishing, than women, whose traditional roles included weaving, food gathering, and child rearing. Some early sources also indicate that women were considered better suited to domestic service, as they were though to be less threatening in the home environment.
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― The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America
― The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America
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