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

sense competing governmental rivals. One group are the hereditary chiefs (royaner), nominated by Clan Mother matriarchs in the traditional Mohawk fashion...

Handsome Lake. His father, also named John Gibson, was an Onondaga chief or royaner,: p.275  whose title was "Atotarho", (or "Thatótá•hoˀ"): p.xii  His mother...

gendered understanding of social roles with power divided by the male royaner (chiefs or sachems) and the clan mothers (who always nominated the male...

1710, Tejonihokarawa may have been selected as one of three Wolf Clan royaner, with the title Sharenhowaneh. The sachems were chosen by the women elders...