How did the Iroquois method of determining family lines and power differ from a patrilineal system?

The Iroquois system traced ancestry and power through the mother's side, not the father's.

The Iroquois did not have a system for tracking family lines, and leaders were chosen at random.

In the Iroquois system, leadership was determined by popular vote, whereas patrilineal systems are hereditary.

Patrilineal systems allow women to be chiefs, while the Iroquois system strictly forbade it.

In addition to their crucial role in selecting chiefs, what other significant authority did Iroquois Clan Mothers hold?

They served as the tribe's only spiritual healers.

They had the final say in all military decisions and strategies.

They were solely responsible for negotiating trade with European settlers.

The Clan Mothers of his lineage

His father or oldest male relative