It was forbidden to marry within one's clan or to someone in the clan of one's father. Ĭherokee clans held the only coercive power within Cherokee society. In addition, Cherokee society tended to be matrilocal, meaning that once married a couple moved in with or near the bride's family. Property was inherited and bequeathed through the clan and held in common by it.
Traditionally, women were considered the head of household among the Cherokee, with the home and children belonging to her should she separate from a husband, and maternal uncles were considered more important than fathers. The Cherokee society was historically a matrilineal society meaning children belong to the mother's clan, and hereditary leadership and property were passed through the maternal line. The Cherokee clans ( Cherokee syllabary:ᏣᎳᎩ ᏓᏂᎳᏍᏓᏢᎢ) are traditional social organizations of Cherokee society.Ĭustoms and functions of the Cherokee clans Seven Cherokee chiefs who accompanied Sir Alexander Cumming, to England, representing every region in which the Cherokee then lived.
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