The Royaner are the hereditary male clan leaders within the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. They are chosen by their respective Yakoyaner to represent their...
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sense competing governmental rivals. One group are the hereditary chiefs (royaner), nominated by Clan Mother matriarchs in the traditional Mohawk fashion...
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gendered understanding of social roles with power divided by the male royaner (chiefs or sachems) and the clan mothers (who always nominated the male...
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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...
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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...
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