Iroquois: Family

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Iroquois Family
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Nuclear Family

• A family unit that consists of parents and their
  young children, all living under the same roof.
• Example Mother, Father, Son, and Daughter.

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Extended Family

• This family includes a nuclear family but also
  includes relatives to whom you are related by
  blood ties.
• Example Mother, Father, Son, Daughter,
  Grandmother.

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Matrilineal Family

• Basis of Iroquois society.
• The family traced its descent from the Mother.
• All Iroquois belonged to their Mothers family.
• All Daughters stayed with Mother even after
  Married.
• All possessions and gifts were passed through the
  female line. Daughters inherited from their
  Mothers.

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Patrilineal Family

• Family traced through Father.
• Most Indian cultures like the Algonkians were
  Patrilineal.
• For Algonkians the head of family was the oldest,
  most able Male.
• For the Iroquois, the Males left the family once
  they married into a New family.

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Questions

• If you were an Iroquois would you rather be a
  Male or Female?(Your answer may change later)
• Would you like for your family to be either
  Matriarchal or Patriarchal? Support your answer.