"There were four chiefs: Mr. Bear, Cougar, Bald Eagle, and Salmon. They met to try to figure out
what it was that they were going to do. They knew of a place where there were many salmon.
This would be the best thing of the coming people. It would keep them strong and healthy;
besides, it would taste so good! But there was a problem. The salmon were being held way up
river by a dam and were being guarded by some women, who when crossed would stop at
nothing to destroy anything that got in the way of keeping their salmon and doing their work."
- Native American legend recorded by Martin Louie and Diana Brooks. Published in Wicazo Sa Review, 1990.
This passage provides evidence to support which of the following assertions about Native American
societies more broadly?
Choose 1
Native Americans relied on three-sister farming.
B
Native American women fished, while Native American men tended crops.
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Native American societies only hunted salmon, and no other fish.