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Haudenosaunee Governance: The Matrilineal Democracy That Shaped America

I am a member of the Oneida Nation Wolf Clan of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, whose governance model influenced modern democracy and the women’s rights movement. The Haudenosaunee Confederacy is recognized as the oldest continuous, participatory democracy in the world.

Haudenosaunee Governance: The Matrilineal Democracy That Shaped America

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