it means
matrilineal : a group of people who trace thier descent through the maternal line.
(mothers)
Matrilineal
Matrilineal is by descent from mothers to daughters. Example : "The family had a matrilineal history of women doctors."
Matrilineal means the descendents are traced through the mother and not the father. Many Native American tribes were also matrilineal .
It means What did it mean when they say the society of the Haudenosaunee was matrilineal?
The cast of Matrilineal - 2002 includes: Caterina Klusemann as herself
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Matrilineal
matrilineal
A society can be matrilineal (tracing ancestry from the females on the mother's side) or patriarchial (tracing ancestry from the males on the father's side), or some societies trace both sides. The largest matrilineal society in the world is in West Sumatra, Indonesia, with a population of about eight million people. There are matrilineal societies in India and southeast Asia and China.
In a matrilineal society, ancestry is traced through the mother rather than the father. Property may be inherited based on the mother's line of descent. There are several matrilineal societies in the world today, such as the Mosuo of China.
Nothing happens. A matrilineal society just traces the family heritage and history from the mothers line rather than the fathers.