Indians. Crafts and recreation.

        Indian women were very fond of sports, creativity, and games of chance. Handicraft products were one of the main ways to express art talents. There was no 'art for art's sake.' A woman's artistic skills were used in making pottery and cooking utensils to be used in the home. Baskets were also artistically made. Basket making was considered a woman's job. Basketmaking was a very slow, tiring process. Before a basket could be made, …

…risk of rape by their fathers. Great revenge for a Flathead was to rape the daughter of a foe. White women that were captured by Indians were never raped.         There were varying attitudes concerning lesbians. A Navajo lesbian was an asset to the family. Mojave lesbians were called hwame. They wore men's clothes, obtained wives, and had divorces. The Kaska encouraged and initiated lesbianism. The Apache and Ute opposed homosexuality and killed homosexuals as witches.