How do Tunica Indian children live, and what did they do in the past?
They do the same things all children do–play with each other, go to school and help around the house. Many Tunica children like to go hunting and fishing with their fathers. In the past, Indian kids had more chores and less time to play, just like colonial children. But they did have dolls, toys and games to play with. Stickball was a popular sport among teenage boys as it was among adult men. Tunica mothers, like many Native Americans, traditionally carried their babies in cradleboards on their backs–a custom which many American parents have adopted now. What were men and women’s roles in the Tunica tribe? Tunica men were hunters and sometimes went to war to protect their families. Tunica women made pottery and did most of the child care and cooking. Both genders took part in farming, storytelling, music, and traditional medicine. In the past, Tunica chiefs were always men, but today, both men and women participate in Tunica tribal government. What were Tunica homes like in the past
