Among the Plains Indians, both men and women shared the role of 1. passing along traditions and knowledge. While there were distinct roles based on gender, both men and women played important roles in the oral traditions, storytelling, and sharing of cultural practices that helped sustain their communities.
In addition to this, women were often involved in gathering and preparing food, while men typically took on more roles related to hunting and protection, including waging war. Supervision of spiritual life and rituals usually fell more specifically to designated spiritual leaders rather than being a shared responsibility across genders.