Haudenosaunee | Women and Governance

Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) women’s fight for suffrage is a thousand years old. They have long enjoyed equity in governance while women in America are just now celebrating a century of suffrage. In this video featuring extended interview clips from New York Suffrage Stories, learn more about Haudenosaunee governance, and how the origins of American government are connected to this native culture.
This WNED PBS production premiered in February 2021.
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Major support for Discovering New York Suffrage Stories was provided by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the Human Endeavor, by the Susan Howarth Foundation, and KeyBank in partnership with First Niagara Foundation. With additional funding from the Fred L. Emerson Foundation and Humanities New York.

[@yahya4370]

I’m here to learn more as my ancestry dna has now included these indigenous people. Newly added to my Andean, Inuit and the tribes I already knew in the south east of North America. Thank you for the in-depth intro.

[@mellowfisher3334]

Thanks, It helps me understand more about the Haudenosaunee people! :)

[@unsophisticatedlywellread]

Really interesting topic! I’m shocked there isn’t more views or comments. This is very interesting stuff!

[@marceljacques2330]

Wipippo dont care and Indigenous people already know this, is probably why

[@canada9699]

Amazing 🙏

[@candacehill1532]

Love this ❤️🦅

[@BuffaloTorontoPublicMedia]

Thank you for watching!

[@candacehill1532]

Are you aware of the Great Law are the Haudenosuanee trying to bring this back we need the old ways back and the Clan Mothers@@BuffaloTorontoPublicMedia

[@nmmorin3509]

You should be governing the world 🌎 ❤🎉

[@weatherman1930]

my ancestors were doing this long before we came into contact with you all. We also lived in long houses long before we came over here.

[@user-lc2ux5eo4o]

Status is based on sisters and mother's and grandmother

[@MakonnenHallasie]

White wash 🧼

[@gracerobles5134]

First Mayans the king of the Land no body else

[@weatherman1930]

also study women in Celtic culture they had way more veneration than wants to be attested to by the “woman’s” movement. Celts Gauls Vikings all had women in prominent. Check out Welsh. The founders of this country borrowed on long standing traditions of their own. They also lived in long houses and made palisaded forts…..hint, hint….