Date of Award
4-21-2025
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
History, MA
First Advisor
Joseph Key
Committee Members
Edward Salo; Erik Gilbert
Abstract
Native American history has become more present in modern day curriculums, both in secondary schools and in higher education; however, not all aspects of native society nor all participants are studied equally. Native American women in particular are often overlooked, their actions misinterpreted, and are overall difficult to find in their own history, especially when it comes to their participation in warfare. Historians frequently leave Native women out of their own history, citing the absence of women in historical records as justification; however, just because something is difficult to find does not mean that it is not there. There are a multitude of sources that either reference women directly or provide hints to their contributions to native life beyond the typical gender roles they are often associated with. When analyzing the primary sources discussing Southeastern Native American groups such as the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, and Quapaw, one can discover that Native women’s participation in warfare through torture, ritual, and combat was crucial to the survival of these Native groups.
Rights Management
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Franks, Kyra Jordan, "Indigenous Women in Southeastern War Culture" (2025). Student Theses and Dissertations. 667.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/667
