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Disappearing Matriarchal Cultures of the World ... by Simon & Katerina

Our latest trip from Nov 2007 to May 2008 has taken us to the Khasi, Garo and Minangkobau cultures.

Khasi cultures, India. 2008

What with the family name coming from the mother and the property being leftto the youngest daughter, some Khasi men have been driven to start pressure groups demarnding equal rights !

Notes on Khasi culture.

Garo cultures, India. 2008

Garo also having a matrilineal system, What with the family name coming from the mother and the property being leftto the youngest daughter, some Khasi men have been driven to start pressure groups demarnding equal rights !

Notes on Garo culture.

Minangkobau culture, Sumatra. 2008

This tribe is the largest matrilineal culture in the world. It is also predominantly Muslim. Both religion and culture have had to compromise in order to presurve each other.

Notes on Minangkobau culture.

Zapotec culture, Mexico. 2005

Although, nearly all but forgotten, the die hard few, namely the well built women that work the markets, are still fighting to keep the culture alive.

Notes on Zapotec culture.

Kuna culture, Panama. 2005

This semi autonomous group of islanders fiercely protect their respect for women from the outside world. But, slowly, with persistance, foreign influence is sneeking in.

Notes on Kuna culture.