This Jezebel interview makes the claim that there is no evidence that most Native American peoples practiced corporal punishment, instead being a cultural relic from colonial Europeans or inculcating the need to obey colonial masters into children. It also says the exceptions are “few” and “unverified.” Are these claims accurate?
This an old answer but here is a bit of information on how the Aztecs raised their children courtesy of u/fikstor that makes them sound like they had a regime of discipline that could be very harsh:
3 yo would get verbal reprimands 4 yo physical punishment 8 yo threats of punishment by maguey barbs 9 yo punishment by maguey barbs 10 yo boys would receive caning and girls would be tied and threatened with caning 11 yo punishment by chili smoke 12 yo boys slept in wet ground. girls were made to sweep the streets after dark
I don't know if the author would categorize them under the 'few' exceptions, but the Aztecs were a big and powerful society that warrants a mention.