Political+Structure

The Mohawk have two sets of chiefs. They are the religious chiefs and the official chiefs. These two sets have a rivalry with each other. Clan mothers choose the religious chiefs, while the official chiefs are elected. The official chiefs deal with the U.S. and Canadian governments. One of the issues that are disputed is gambling, which has been disputed since 1980. The Mohawk Warrior Society and the official chiefs encourage gambling, but the traditional chiefs oppose it. Another issue that is disputed is the longhouse tradition. The religious chiefs agree with the longhouse tradition, but the Warrior Society is against it, agreeing instead with the pre-longhouse old tradition. Below: [|Hiawatha]

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