-Write about an Indigenous population. Research their social/political organization (egalitarian? hierarchic? somethng else?) and how they met their daily needs for food and shelter prior to contact with Europeans. Then do a before-after European contact analysis and see if and in what ways the population was better off either before or after contact. Pay close attention to the social standing of women as a measure of the civility of all societies. Write about an Indigenous population. Research their social/political organization (egalitarian? hierarchic? something else?) and how they met their daily needs for food and shelter prior to contact with Europeans. Then do a before-after European contact analysis and see if and in what ways the population was better off either before or after contact. Pay close attention to the social standing of women as a measure of the civility of all societies.
