Haudenosaunee_Clan_Mother

Haudenosaunee Clan Mother

Haudenosaunee Clan Mother

Native American title

Clan Mothers, or Iakoianes,[1] are a part of the Haudenosaunee government.[1] Clan Mothers have the power to choose the successor of a chief or depose a chief if he is believed to be behaving improperly.[1]

The title of Clan Mother is passed down along hereditary lines, going first to an oldest sister. If there is no older sister, then the title is given to the oldest daughter.[1] In addition to selecting chiefs, Clan Mothers  also name children in the clan and make sure that when two people are married, they are not from the same clan.[1] According to the Confederacy’s history, the first Clan Mother was Jigonsaseh, who, along with Hiawatha and the Great Peacemaker, created the Haudenosaunee government around the 12th century.[2] In the past, the leader of the Clan Mothers was named after her.[2]

List of current Clan Mothers as of 2023

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    “Government.” Haudenosaunee Confederacy, May 2, 2018. https://www.haudenosauneeconfederacy.com/government/.
  2. [2]
    Mann, Barbara; Johansen, Bruce Elliott (2000). Encyclopedia of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy). Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 122–131. ISBN 978-0-313-30880-2.
  3. [3]
    Communications. "Current Clan Mothers and Chiefs". Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
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