Gender Roles
They had separate roles but both had real powers in the nation.
Men
Men were considered an important part of the society. They went out and hunted. They were the warriors and did more of the activities outside. Men were the chiefs of the clan. They were appointed by women and were still less powerful than the mother clan.
Women
The Iroquois works on a mother clan system, which is gender equal. No one was entitled to own the land but women were chosen by the creator to be the representative of the land. The clan mothers choose the leaders because they raised the children and know the best on who to appoint and if the clan leader loses his obedience to the clan they have the power to strip him of his duty. Women held the dwellings, horses and farmed land.
Marriage
The woman's properties were mixed with that of her husband's after her marriage. After the marriage the man had to move to the woman's long house. If for any reason, the woman left the man or vice versa, the women was automatically given the full custody of the children.
Men
Men were considered an important part of the society. They went out and hunted. They were the warriors and did more of the activities outside. Men were the chiefs of the clan. They were appointed by women and were still less powerful than the mother clan.
Women
The Iroquois works on a mother clan system, which is gender equal. No one was entitled to own the land but women were chosen by the creator to be the representative of the land. The clan mothers choose the leaders because they raised the children and know the best on who to appoint and if the clan leader loses his obedience to the clan they have the power to strip him of his duty. Women held the dwellings, horses and farmed land.
Marriage
The woman's properties were mixed with that of her husband's after her marriage. After the marriage the man had to move to the woman's long house. If for any reason, the woman left the man or vice versa, the women was automatically given the full custody of the children.
Made by Sarthak Garg
Block D
2013
Block D
2013