12. She Would Have Learned Valuable Skills
By the age of 13, Powhatan girls learned how to take care of a household. They could plant vegetables, search for edible plants in the forest, skin animals, and tan hides for fur and leather. She could also build a house all by herself, which were known as “yehakins“. Then, of course, there was the women’s work seen everywhere else in the world- gathering water, cooking, cleaning, and raising children.
Everything the Native Americans needed for their lives was made by hand. Women learned how to make pottery, mats for the floor, beds, spoons, baskets, and more. They also learned how to cut hair and make clothing. Basically, everything was done by the women, except for hunting and defending the village, which was up to the men.