Clan Mothers, or Iakoianes, are a part of the Haudenosaunee government. Clan Mothers have the power to choose the successor of a chief or depose a chief...

Look up Clan Mother in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Clan Mother may refer to: Haudenosaunee Clan Mother North American Indigenous elder Iroquois#Women...

(Mohawk) term for the Haudenosaunee clan mother. The Yakoyaner are typically senior women responsible for overseeing the clan's political, economic, and...

person who has and transmits cultural and philosophical knowledge Haudenosaunee Clan Mother Australian Aboriginal elder, one who has gained recognition as...

(also known as bifurcate merging) is a kinship system named after the Haudenosaunee people, also known as the Iroquois, whose kinship system was the first...

"People of the Hills") are one of the five original nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy in the Northeastern Woodlands. Their historical...

Peacemaker, Hiawatha, and Jigonsaseh the Mother of Nations. For nearly 200 years, the Six Nations/Haudenosaunee Confederacy were a powerful factor in North...

hereditary male clan leaders within the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. They are chosen by their respective Yakoyaner to represent their clan at the confederacy...

The Haudenosaunee Nationals Men’s Lacrosse Team, formerly known as the Iroquois Nationals, represents the Iroquois Confederacy in international field...

ceremonies. In classrooms elders may be unpaid or underpaid. Haudenosaunee Clan Mother Oral history Reincarnation#Ho-Chunk Medicine, Dr. Beatrice (2001)...