4 дек. 2017 г. · The Iroquois women had significant influence on the men of the Iroquois League Council through their roles as clan mothers.

4 дек. 2017 г. · The Iroquois women influenced the men on the Iroquois League Council by having a significant role in the political decision-making process.

While Iroquois sachems (chiefs-leaders) were men, women nominated them for their leadership positions and made sure they fulfilled their responsibilities.

Those references that do exist, show clan mothers meeting in council with their male counterparts to take decisions regarding war and peace and joining in ...

The league was governed by a council of 50 sachems (supreme Chiefs) representing each clan and nation, with each of the five founding members of the confederacy ...

The member nations of the Iroquois League all lived under matrilineal societies, in which they inherited status and possessions through the mother's line.

Iroquois society was drastically transformed by reservation life. Men and women were forced to abide by the rules of a male-oriented society. The European ...

Kinship and locality were the bases for traditional Iroquois political life. Iroquois speakers were fond of meetings, spending considerable time in council.

8 нояб. 2021 г. · Guided by the Great Law of Peace—their own constitution—this league came to jointly govern, while recognizing the sovereignty of each nation.