--- William <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The model that may have been similar to paleo
> customs is from North  
> American aboriginals, where children were cared
> for/supervised by old men.  
> Too old to hunt or fight. The custom still survives
> in the reservations  
> around the Battlefords, Saskatchewan, where
> thirtyish men have children  
> with then when travelling off the reserve. The women
> are playing bingo.:)
> I don't remember seeing old Indian men.

It may vary from tribe to tribe.. and these are modern
folks.. I doubt Paleo women played Bingo.  But in any
case, I feel strongly that childcare was a shared task
between the women in the group and perhaps a few old
men as well.. but mostly women. We may never know. 
Wish I had a time machine.

Luv,
Debby
San Jose, CA



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