In the Iroquois community, women were the keepers of culture. They were responsible for defining the political, social, spiritual and economic norms of the ...

Women had many important jobs in the Iroquois tribe such as planting and harvesting the crops, collecting wild nuts and berries, making clothes, clay pots and ...

Old men and women alike were also protected by the men. The job of the elders was to instruct the young one's. They were considered wise, and respected for ...

Men were the chiefs of the clan. They were appointed by women and were still less powerful than the mother clan. The Iroquois works on a mother clan system, ...

26 окт. 2024 г. · Groups of men built houses and palisades, fished, hunted, and engaged in military activities. Groups of women produced crops of corn (maize), ...

Iroquois Man. After marriage, a man moved into his wife's longhouse, and their children became members of her clan. Iroquois villages were generally fortified ...

While men had a predominant role, women played significant roles, performing dances, singing, and preparing the food consumed in connection with the rituals.

Thus women had an important role in both the social and political activities of Iroquois life.

Iroquois men were in charge of hunting, trading, and war. Iroquois women were in charge of farming, property, and family. These different roles were reflected ...