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Gender and Sexual Orientation

Cree men were hunters and fishermen, and they sometimes went to war to protect their families. Cree women took care of the children, built their family's house, and gathered plants to eat and herbs to use for medicine. Both genders took part in storytelling, artwork and music, and religious festivals. In the past, the chief was always a man, but today a Cree woman can be chief too.

Gender differences in cognitive ability may have some relation to cultural sex roles. In a study examining three different groups of Canada Natives; the Cree, Dene, and Metis, the results showed that cultural differences in learning style only partially overlapped gender differences within each cultural group. One similarity in this study that was true for all three groups was that males had less perference than women for studying under direct instruction by a classroom teacher. Another similarity shown in this study was that males had a higher interest than women for work areas such as repairing, building and operating equipment. The study attributed these patterns to common cultural and linguistic influences.

"Facts for Kids: Cree Indians (Crees)." //Orrin's Website//. Web. 30 Nov. 2011. . Tamaoka, Katsuo. "AN ASSESSMENT OF CONGRUENCE BETWEEN LEARNING STYLES OF CREE, DENE, METIS AND NON-NATIVE STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTIONAL STYLES OF NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE TEACHERS IN SELECTED NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN SCHOOLS." //Http://library2.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-07122007-131949/unrestricted/Tamaoka_katsuo_1986.pdf//. Web. 30 Nov. 2011.
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