Native America

Jigonhsasee was the first clan mother. She helped bring peace to the Iroquois, to the Haudenosaunee. -

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Virginia Ambrams is a clan mother, a title first established by Jigonhsasee. Like Palenque's King Pakal, Jigonhsasee's influence comes from corn. When the nations were warring against each other, she would take them in and feed them. And she kinda kept the war going on. So, the peacemaker came to her and asked her to refrain from keeping this warring going on between our people. -

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Jigonhsasee's stockpile of corn perpetuates the blood shed by feeding the warriors. The peacemaker strikes a deal with her. (ominous music) If she can stop the war, she can chose the chiefs. (speaking foreign language) Jigonhsasee transforms Tadodaho's mind, and he abandons war. Because of Jigonhsasee, clan mothers hold the power to appoint or dismiss chiefs. She earned for our women the rights, the responsibilities, and the privileges that they have until this day.