Spokespersons for various indigenous peoples at the United Nations and elsewhere have highlighted the central role of women in their societies, referring to them as matriarchies, in danger of being overthrown by the patriarchy, or as matriarchal in character.Tamang, Stella, Indigenous Affairs, vols. 1–2, no. 4, p. 46.Six Nations Women's Traditional Council Fire Report to CEDAW, p. 2.
spokespersons for various indigenous peoples at the united nations and elsewhere have highlighted the central role of women in their societies referring to them as matriarchies in danger of being overthrown by the patriarchy or as matriarchal in charactertamang stella indigenous affairs vols 1–2 no 4 p 46six nations women's traditional council fire report to cedaw p 2