They could simply ask the man to leave or just put his belongings outside the door.12 In traditional Sioux culture, women were considered to be sacred.13 Current Social and Economic Situation of Aboriginal Women Although information exists on the demographic profiles of Aboriginal people, this information is mostly derived from the Census conducted by Statistics Canada and also through the Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) that was conducted for the first time in 1991.
On savait que les femmes possédaient la sagesse, et on leur accordait le pouvoir de déterminer seules les règles de discipline que devraient respecter tous les membres de leur collectivité. Dans la tradition navajo, les femmes se prévalaient des mêmes droits que les hommes, et leur rôle était complémentaire à celui des hommes3.