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WorksheetsWomen in Haudenosaunee Culture
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
The division of the Haudenosaunee people into two main descent groups of four clans each.
exogamous
moiety
bilateral or double descent
clan
This term means that members of one clan must marry members of another clan. One cannot marry a member of their own clan.
patrilineal
kinship
matrilineal
exogamous
This term references a family relationship.
kinship
moiety
clan
patrilocal
Your lineage or ancestry as traced through your mother's family line.
matrilocal
matrilineal
patrilocal
patrilineal
Your lineage or ancestry as traced through your father's family line.
matrilocal
matrilineal
patrilocal
patrilineal
"A man would retain allegiance to the clan of his birth, but live _______________ in the longhouse of his wife's clan."
bilateral
exogamous
matrilocal
patrilocal
Family groups with common ancestry and lineage.
kinship
descent group
matrilocal
patrilocal
These are close-knit, interrelated family groups that are represented by animals such as: snipe, heron, hawk, deer, wolf, beaver, turtle, and bear.
moiety
descent group
matrilocal
clan
Your lineage or ancestry as traced through both your father and mother's family lines.
bilateral or double descent
matrilineal
patrilineal
kinship
Which is NOT an example of how Haudenosaunee women retain strong roles in society:
National and family identity is recognized through the maternal line. If your mother was/is a Seneca, you are a Seneca. It is also true that if your father is a Seneca, and your mother is not, you would not be a Seneca.
Property is owned and inherited through the maternal line, and in traditional communities is "controlled" by the clans.
Only women are allowed to retain the title of Chief in Haudenosaunee communities.
Women are always part of the decision-making process. If the men are not considered to be doing the right thing, the women will step in to correct them.
Western society follows a traditionally _________________ form of tracing one's ancestry.
matrilineal
patrilineal
exogamous
bilateral or double descent
