Editing Sioux (section)

====Gender roles====

Within the Sioux tribes, there were defined gender roles. The men in the village were tasked as the hunters, traveling outside the village.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=Medicine|first=Beatrice|date=1985|title=Child Socialization among Native Americans: The Lakota (Sioux) in Cultural Context|journal=Wíčazo Ša Review|volume=1|issue=2|pages=23–28|doi=10.2307/1409119|jstor=1409119}}</ref> The women within the village were in charge of making clothing and similar articles while also taking care of, and owning, the house.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/plains_indian|title=Plains Indian – Credo Reference|website=search.credoreference.com|access-date=2019-06-30|archive-date=June 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630223630/https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/plains_indian|url-status=live}}</ref> However, even with these roles, both men and women held power in decision-making tasks and sexual preferences were flexible and allowed.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> The term ''[[winkte|wíŋtke]]'' refers to men who partook in traditional feminine duties while the term {{Lang|dak|witkówiŋ}} ({{Gloss|crazy woman}}) was used for women who rejected their roles as either mother or wife to be a prostitute.<ref name=":1" />