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  2. List of matrilineal or matrilocal societies - Wikipedia

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    The following list includes societies that have been identified as matrilineal or matrilocal in ethnographic literature. "Matrilineal" means kinship is passed down through the maternal line. [1] The Akans of Ghana, West Africa, are Matrilineal. Akans are the largest ethnic group in Ghana.

  3. Matrilineality - Wikipedia

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    Also, each such descent group might have its own family name or surname, as one possible cultural pattern. The following two example cultures each follow a different pattern, however: Example 1. Members of the (matrilineal) clan culture Minangkabau do not even have a surname or family name, see this culture's own section below.

  4. Category:Matriarchy - Wikipedia

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  5. Historical inheritance systems - Wikipedia

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    The people found to have the greatest number of customs favourable to first sons in the study were the Tswana, followed closely by the Azande. The people with the greatest number of customs favorable to last sons in their study were the Lolo.

  6. Matriarchy - Wikipedia

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    Nampeyo, of the Hopi-Tewa People, in 1901; with her mother, White Corn; her eldest daughter, Annie Healing holding her granddaughter, Rachel. Matriarchy is a social system in which positions of dominance without violence and privilege are held by women. In a broader sense it can also extend to moral authority, social privilege, and control of ...

  7. The 10 Most Infamous Family Inheritance Feuds - AOL

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    That year, Marshall was accused by his son, Philip Marshall, of defrauding Astor in the late stages of her life and stealing millions of dollars from her. Although Astor died, the case is ongoing.

  8. Matrilocal residence - Wikipedia

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    In other regions of the world, such as Japan, during the Heian period, a marriage of this type was not a sign of high status, but rather an indication of the patriarchal authority of the woman's family (her father or grandfather), who was sufficiently powerful to demand it. [3] Another matrilocal society is the !Kung San of Southern Africa ...

  9. Serer maternal clans - Wikipedia

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    Deche Fou Njoogu (father of Amari Ngoneh Sobell) is credited as the first Damel, albeit his short reigne (1549, died the same year) was a Mouïoy [56] and so was Biram Yassin Boubou (var : Biram Yacine Boubou, reigned : c. 1664 - 1681 [77]) [78] and Ma Fali Gaye (reigned : c. 1683* [79] - 1684 [78]) who was assassinated in 1884. [78]