What was the social structure of the Ojibwa?

Answer 1

The Iroquois (Haudenoshuanee) were 5-6 (depending on when) tribes that had been confederated in peace for 500 years when encountered by Europeans. Their bicameral legislature (two-house ruling body), one male and one female, would become a template for our own (Congress=Senate+House). Only men could be chieftains, and only women could elect chieftans. If a chief was doing something that concerned the women, they could get three warnings before being removed from power. First, an elder woman would come and try to talk sense with him. If this did not work, a woman of his generation would speak with him. If not, then a very young girl would ask him to change his ways, on behalf of the future. If the chief was still erratic and making bad choices, the women could remove him. The tribes were Matrilocal, meaning that men tended to be the ones to move upon marriage, and matrilineal: descent traced largely through the mother's line. "Social structure" is vague, was there something more direct? It was a matriarchy. The tribe was run by the female heads of families. The menfolk spent half the time off on long hunting trips. The older women ran the tribe.

Answer 2

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• Algonquin chief were men chosen by tribal ______members, often among the last chiefs' sons, nephews or son-in laws. In terms of political divisions, there were no major confederacies amongst the Woodland Algonquian Chiefs, unlike the Iroquois who were known for their very strong alliances.
• If the Eastern Algonquians did form confederacies, they were not as tightly bound as with the Iroquois.
• The largest political unit was called a 'village-band'. These were groups of related families (several hundred people) who came together to share resources. Each village-band would have at least one Chief or Headsman, whose position was filled along hereditary lines.

The Eastern Woodlands Algonquians can be broken down further into 'clans'. The clans are traced back along patrilineal lines (a group of male descendants traced from a common male ancestor), and had animal names that were designated by animal totems. This differed from the matrilineal Iroquoian society, where ancestry and property were all traced back through female lineage within a family. It is also important to know that the Chief was more a spokesperson than someone imposing his views. In fact, the decision making process was very democratic because every member, be it a man or a woman, was allowed to express its opinion and the final decision was a consensus.

Answer 3

Family life is hard with the iroquois because the dads are always hunting going to war and they don't have time for family and mothers are always home working, cooking, and keeping a tidy house. Kids go to school and learn how to do the stuff there parents do so they no what to do when they are older.

Answer 4

Going from east to west in what is today New York State, the original five nations were the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca. The Tuscarora Nation applied for and gained entrance to the League in the early 1700s. Now there are six Iroquois Nations.

Some Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) continue to live on their original territory. After the American Revolution many moved to communities outside their original territory, but maintain sovereign lands in these new areas.

Although the Haudenosaunee live in 17 communities, some great distances from each other, and while these 17 communities have their own political structure and governing bodies, most Haudenosaunee still consider themselves part of the Iroquois Confederacy. Forty-nine chiefs from each of the five original nations make up the governing body. The Peacekeeper is the fiftieth chief, and his chief's title remains vacant. The Tuscarora are represented in councils by the Oneida. Sub-Chiefs, Pine Tree Chiefs, Clan Mothers, and Faithkeepers are all part of the political structure of the Confederacy. The Confederacy structure is even more complex today because duplicate chiefs exist in communities in the US and Canada. The Haudenosaunee, however, are trying to resolve this situation in order to maintain a united Confederacy.

This body of chiefs, however, is not officially recognized by the United States or Canadian governments. There are some Haudenosaunee who do not recognize their authority either, but the symbol of the Confederacy as established by the Peacemaker, remains a vital aspect of Haudenosaunee identity.

Answer 5

Men

-in charge of hunting, trading and fighting in war before the confederacy

-made millitary descisions and trade agreements

-represented tribe at the iroquois great council

-did outdoor sports i.e. Lacrosse

-were the chiefs

Women

-in charge of farming, property and family

-mowhawk clans were always ruled by the women

-only women voted

took part in storytelling, artwork, music and traditional medicine

-were the clan mothers

Children

-went to school and helped out around the house

-went to listen to council meetings

-expected to learn the traditions

-went fishing and hunting with their fathers

Answer 6

In the Inuit tribe, the most important thing was family. Family groups were typically 5-6 people, and they lived together. Then, each family would live with 10 other families.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

the decisions were mostly made by women .for example in the clan the women would elect the chief

Answer 9

The social structure of the Iroquis confederacy impact its political structure by influencing the way they operated and encouraging a change of systems.