Introduction / Laura F. Klein and Lillian A. Ackerman
The Arctic. Gender in Inuit society / Lee Guemple
The Northwest Coast. Mother as clanswoman : rank and gender in Tlingit society / Laura F. Klein
The Subarctic. Asymmetric equals : women and men among the Chipewyan / Henry S. Sharp
The Plateau. Complementary but equal : gender status in the Plateau / Lillian A. Ackerman
The Northeast. First among equals? the changing status of Seneca women / Joy Bilharz
The Plains. Blackfoot persons / Alice B. Kehoe
California. Evolving gender roles in Pomo society / Victoria D. Patterson
The Basin. The dynamics of Southern Paiute women's roles / Martha C. Knack
The Southwest : Navajo. The gender status of Navajo women / Mary Shepardson
The Southwest : Pueblo. Continuity and change in gender roles at San Juan Pueblo / Sue-Ellen Jacobs
The Southeast. Women's status among the Muskogee and Cherokee / Richard A. Sattler
Gender and power in native North America : concluding remarks / Daniel Maltz and JoAllyn Archambault.