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HEREDITARY CHIEF [2 records]

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Record 1 2020-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Indigenous Sociology
CONT

[In the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, ] clan mother is a hereditary title … Clan mothers are responsible for overseeing the chief's actions, to ensure they are aligned with the Great Law. … The clan mothers’ responsibilities also include removing chiefs who are not living in accordance with the Great Law, replacing the chief, maintaining knowledge of the Great Law, maintaining and sharing knowledge of the political structure, and living as honest and kind role models to their clan.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des Autochtones
CONT

La définition du mot «aînés» varie d'une nation à l'autre. Pour les Six Nations, par exemple, le mot aîné désigne : les gardiens de la foi, les mères de clans, les chefs héréditaires et les dirigeants spirituels.

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Administration (Indigenous Peoples)
  • Indigenous Arts and Culture
DEF

[An Aboriginal] leader, given the power to lead by cultural protocol.

CONT

As a privilege of their lineage, hereditary chiefs hold sacred rights to traditional lands as well as to cultural songs, regalia and other customs and practices.

OBS

Hereditary chiefs have governing power that is vested in their ancestry, much like monarchs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration (Peuples Autochtones)
  • Arts et culture autochtones
CONT

À titre de privilège pour leur lignage, les chefs héréditaires conservent des droits sacrés sur les terres ancestrales, mais aussi sur les chansons culturelles, les ornementations et d'autres coutumes et pratiques.

OBS

Le pouvoir dont les chefs héréditaires sont investis leur est conféré par leur ascendance, à l'instar des monarques.

Spanish

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