Iroquois - The Six Nations
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Social Studies
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6th - 8th Grade
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Hard
Joseph Anderson
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HAUDENOSAUNEE
CLAN SYSTEM
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Haudenosaunee Clans
Each of the six nations of Haudenosaunee is comprised of extended family groups called CLANS.
A CLAN MOTHER heads each clan. In the past, a clan mother was usually the oldest woman of the clan. Today, clan mothers are chosen for their cultural wisdom and dedication to the Haudenosaunee people.
Clan mothers have been given the honor of their duties because of a woman who lived long ago called the Mother of Nations.
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Matrilineal
Clans are extended families. Haudenosaunee clans are MATRILINEAL.
This means they follow the line of descent of the mother.
Children belong to their mother’s clan.
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Multiple Choice
What is the definition of matrilineal?
relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the father's line
relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the mother's line
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Longhouse
Before European contact, the mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents of a clan lived together in one house called a longhouse. This arrangement created a strong cooperative family unit with the clan mother as the head.
When a couple got married, the husband moved into his wife’s family’s longhouse. Though men moved into their wives’ homes, they did not change their clans. Each man retained responsibilities to his mother’s family and helped raise his sisters’ children.
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Multiple Select
When a couple got married, where did the husband live?
In his mother's longhouse
In his grandmother's longhouse
In his wife's longhouse
In his sister's longhouse
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Clan Mother's Responsibilities
■ Make all the major decisions that affect the clan.
■ Assign names to people in her clan.
■ Nominate the male leader of the clan. The male leader is called the HOYANEH.
■ Help ensure that all members of her clan are fed.
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Multiple Select
Which of the following was NOT a responsibility of the clan mother?
Assign names to the people in her clan
Help ensure that all members of her clan are fed.
Nominate the male leader of the clan.
Gather the water for cooking every day
HAUDENOSAUNEE
CLAN SYSTEM
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