the elders
the women
They were Important because Iroquois women helped their daughters
yes, but they did different things
Yes the Algonquin are patriarchal. It is the Iroquois who are matriarchal.
because of tradition
how did the colonial elite view their role in society
helped there daughters
men and women did house chores it was equal
Iroquois got married in the woman's clan and went to live in the woman's longhouse. The Iroquois are a matriarchal society where she controls her own land, her children take on her traditions and lineage, and the husband is the one who moves in with his wife with few belongings.
their society and rights were demolished after the european contaxct and from then on it was completly diffwerent
In Iroquois society, the women held a special role. They believed to be linked to the earth's power to create life, hence women determined how the food would be distributed.