Gender was used to organize almost every aspect of the lives of Native Americans. Gender played a role in Political, Economic, Religiously, and daily lives of the Native Americans. Females would gather food, or cultivate the crops, they would cook, prepare, and preserve foods. They were in charge of making and maintaining the house, also making utensils, furniture, and other household facilities. In many Native American societies these tasks actually gave women power. Religiously women were thought to be very powerful. Many myths revolved around nature being a woman. Woman would often be sent away while on their menstruation cycle, although some may have thought this as a bad thing, many women liked this peaceful time and used it to meditate
