How do Mojave 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 Mojave children like to go hunting and fishing with their fathers. In the past, Indian kids had more chores and less time to play in their daily lives, just like colonial children. But they did have dolls, toys, and games to play. Mojave people were known as excellent swimmers and runners, and Mojave kids liked to swim in the rivers and compete at footraces. A Mojave mother traditionally carried a young child in a cradleboard on her back–a custom which many American parents have adopted now. What were men and women’s roles in the Mojave tribe? Mojave husbands and wives worked together to farm their fields. Men planted and watered the crops, and women harvested them. Mojave women did most of the cooking and child care, and men sometimes went to war to protect their families. Both genders took part in storytelling, music and artwork, and traditional medicine. What were Mojave home
