I'll defer to the Cultural Heritage department over at the Cherokee Nation, but I understood that traditional Cherokee had peace chiefs and war chiefs.
Peace chiefs administered the community during times of peace, and then a war chief dedicated to battle tactics and warrior preparation took over during times of war.
Two different people with two different roles.
The Cherokee are matriarchal and matrilineal meaning descent is through the WOMB. Women decided who were the leaders.
Women owned the home. Men could have multiple wives since he didn't own the home. He just went from one wife's house to another.
Descent was through the mother. Clans are through the mother. And it is the MATERNAL UNCLE who would play that paternal role.
You colonizers brought in descent through the dick.
You made ownership for men only.
Made leadership for men only.
When I look at the IRGC, I see the Persian form of wartime chiefs.
They take over when there is war, and even though that institution has only existed for 50 years, I bet the concept of "wartime chiefs" is built into Persian culture.
A lot of Natives don't celebrate American holidays, especially Thanksgiving.
The Mashpee Wampanoag that I have talked to all REGRET that fucking first Thanksgiving.
Just so you muthafuckas know, the Mashpee are the tribe who met the Pilgrims.
And most of the Mashpee look like me. A blend of Black and Native which is TRUMP attacked their sovereignty.
Thanksgiving is the National Day of Mourning for Natives.
There was a GENOCIDE of our people so you NEWBIES could settle.
You all have a very limited lens. You don't even have a a clear perspective of the peoples within these borders.
Not all of see Thanksgiving as a happy holiday.