Question

The Eastern Woodland Indian cultures that inhabited much of the Southeast were matriarchal. What does this mean?

Answer 1

This means females held the primary power positions in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege, and control of property.
Females were primarily in charge

Answer 2

The mother is head of the family, and in which descent is reckoned in the female line, the children belonging to the mother's clan; matriarchal system.

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