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- In remote China, an ethnic minority has built a matrilineal society dubbed the “Kingdom of Women,” but the modern world’s growing reach is threatening their unique way of life. NBC’s Kate Snow reports.
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Wow this is amazing. Not just in terms of the matriarchy but how amazingly different the society is structured.
There is no such thing as matriarchy anyway you people don't understand the difference between matriarchal society and matrilineal society it is not a matriarchal society it is just a matrilineal society where only grooms go to brides home and women are the providers or head of the family but not the protectors. Men are still protectors and head of the society here people always mix them up patrilineal is not patriarchy and matrilineal is not also matriarchy
@@anthonycosta128no in this society woman are in charge specifically the elderly woman have the final say and are the one in charge of the house hold
@@Lobster_Guy12 I think not elder in this community younger women are considered as in charge for making decisions but they are the decision makers or owner of the houses
This is interesting. At the end they said they have no word for violence against women in their society. The women must feel so safe, everyone looks so happy. Also their society is so different and unique. I wonder if humans were meant to live that way. When you watch documentaries like this, it just makes you wonder.
Do they have violence against men?
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Who cares?
@@Divestedpinoywife Why shouldn't they care? Elaborate or explain
@@Divestedpinoywifethe ones care about domestic violence probably?
of course humans are supposed to respect and value each other. the notion that women are inferior is man made
It's lovely to see and learn about other cultures ☺
i agree
yes, too lovely.
Especially this culture. Everyone looks so happy and peaceful.
no judgemental family in-law, no divorce..pretty amazing
This is a matrilineal system not a matriarchy, just like The Akans, my ethnicity, in Ghana
" Whoever is the MOST CAPABLE will become the leader of the family"
The one "MOst Capable" wouldn't think of it that way. Typical errors from the male dominance. More team player...
On whose definition of more capable. Get off the flimsy grass
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Here in the West is the opposite!
The Least capable becomes the Leader.
Look at our Poli-ticians.
Completely useless!
Commercialism, tourism, internet and money $$$$$$ will ruin this culture in this village/town. Very sad to say.😔
If you have no money ，you can't do anything。no high level education, no good medicine, even no respects。
I think they got the most valuable things that is real peace,their peaceful life is greater than anything else of this world can offer ,it should be preserve
world should promote Mosou Culture......
@@TT-fm2ek sounds like California and New york !
I think the internet will bring this high truth to other parts of the world. Knowledge is so important. It will spread.
I am an anthropologist... I knew about matriarchal society.. But really I am enjoying watching this today...
Pffft another women who thinks she knows something.
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Only the Northeastern Himachal and Northwestern Uttarakhand.
@@Hotboytruetypical male response and also proving feminism point about men
@@Hotboytruemen hate when something is not centered around them
There is no such thing as matriarchy anyway you people don't understand the difference between matriarchal society and matrilineal society it is not a matriarchal society it is just a matrilineal society where only grooms go to brides home and women are the providers or head of the family but not the protectors. Men are still protectors and head of the society here people always mix them up patrilineal is not patriarchy and matrilineal is not also matriarchy
This is the most advanced culture in the world!
Most ignorant statement ever.
@@tovstehthank you 😊
If this is the most advanced social structure, they should be the mainstream structure of the world. Instead of just existing in the corner forgotten by mankind
OMG, at first I thought this was in Peru or Bolivia with how the woman on the boat rowing looked, especially with that hat!
Westerners need to know more another culture especially eastern civilisation
Most westerners are brainwashed by the media and government.
@@Dyu07 easterners you mean
They are happy with what they have. "Less is more". This society is less competitive than other societies that have a patriarchal influence. Competition sometimes tends to develop emotional and mental complexities. They seem to have less emotional complexities comparably.
That phrase has nothing do with competativeness that phrase just proves that they are happy and content unlike our societies
Most extraordinary and balanced society. I've been at Lugu Hu in 2011 and would like to visit the plce again.
I hope this ideal doesn’t die out :(
these women in these communities are so beautiful!!! i cant believe how beautiful they are! even when getting old! amazing!
I believe this is because of a greater sexual selection. They choose their spouses instead of being forced to marry some men often because of their status. It is not arranged.
Patriarchy is traumatizing for women and all that stress destroys beauty and health. It makes perfect sense that women in a gynocentric society remain beautiful and healthy well into old age.
@@stregananda now that is an interesting thought... patryarchy is traumatising... wow... strong word but must be a lot of truth in it... patryarchy in big part, is women pleaseing men... for women being the subserviant on a daily basis also gives them a certain angry attitude.... being angry... makes a person becoming quickly: unhealthy & age early... and that leads to be less physicaly beautiful too... hmmmm...
@@streganandaAre men also traumatised in these matrilineal communities?
I have been there 15 years ago. I was there when they were not yet paved to get there. Innocent and beautiful people. The woman was strong and beautiful. Today they are slowly losing their culture because of tourism and mass media and cell phone.
I’m so uncomfortable with the introduction of alien culture into this society. This is truly a treasure trove for anthropologists, provides a working alternative to modern marriage
beautiful kingdom ,these womens dresses are also so beautiful
Such an effective way to provide stable homes for children.
This is amazing!!!! 👍🏾
It is the culture in almost south Asia. In Japan, at the middle ages men (husband) went to live in his wife family and sometime take the name of his wife familly. In tai/thai culture (Thailand, Laos...) the child belong to the mother, the daughters inherit the house, the land... Marriage is important but not crucial because whaterver the child belong to the mother. A woman married or not the child belong to her. The women are the symbol of the culture and identity. It is the woman clothes which decide that ethny and society is.````
It is not a matriarchal society it is just a matrilineal society where only grooms go to brides home where women are the providers but not protectors men are still protectors here
@@anthonycosta128 Protector of what ? They own nothing, you protect what you own. No child, no home, no land... they are labors. They will stay or return to their mother home to help their sister, raise their nephew. Protectors as soldier, army ? We noWe're not in an Amazon society either.
I never known such a place exist. 😯 I heard people say in China men are brutal taken away women's right and tell them how many children they are only allow. Its cruel thing to do a woman, if I was born in that country I would run away there too.
How many children you can have doesn’t only affect women but also men who want to have more with that woman
This was a way better video than the vice one! I love the energy! I really hope their culture survives....
It’s a great video , I’ve been to that place myself it’s magical , but the thing here is not that “women has power “ it’s “family has power” everybody is obedient to their role in that system that promotes abundance In resources , freedom of thoughts and privacy, women seek for power is more or less the same of man seek of power both are kind of greed and unhealthy though it’s our reality now
Could you make the gush more PC if you tried?
But this "family power" is created for THE MOTHER. So, it's women power
Men will do whole mental gymnastics bc truth hurts
It is women power, the family power exist bc women focus on their family. Anything to twist the truth
@@msunje9862 Haha you stupid first know the meaning properly It is not a matriarchal society it is just a matrilineal society where only grooms go to brides home and women are the providers but not protectors. Men are still protectors here people always mix them up patrilineal is not patriarchy and matrilineal is not also matriarchy
I love every thing that I have seeing, that this people have no consrption of violence
It seems amazing, but I don't know how I'd feel about not being with my wife and children if I had a family. I think we could avoid abuse around here as well if families would be closer.
The most intelligent comment in here.
The man is allowed to stay with the family if he shows he is responseble, then he is more than welcomed to stay all the way! There is no rule that says you can't do that, it is just not tradition, but it is 100% allowed.
Basically you would feel you belong with your mother and sisters and their children. You would help raise the children and you would be the "father" or male role model for them. You would view your biological children as belonging to your lover's family. You are not responsible for them financially or physically.
The female anthropologist is simply too beautiful. T_T she’s so elegant, and smart, and speaks so beautifully
Fascinating.
Interesting!
I was born in this place and now days the main society has already interrupted old culture of Lugu lake .
I'm sorry to hear that. I hope the traditional way of life will continue in the mountains. You have a beautiful and unique culture that we can all learn something from!
It takes me upto date to reach here.
I dont live in that place but my girl's voice is stronger than mine and she has control over me
Nahh man just admit you have a fetish.. :)
U should be ashamed
@@RocknRolla_texthatgirl_com yeah he should be ashamed with your name.
Bro run away from her. You are the treasure no need to tolerate her.
Be strong dude
Beautifull Lake
Tami literally looks like the lead actress from Dirty Dancing.
Gentle and beautiful people.
What I would do to live in a place like this. 😔
Very unique
In mongolia there are some similarities. But the women there were more warriors.
how were women treated in your environment? if you wanna share
WOW, proud to know that, women are well respected. Thanks for the kind information. I will make a presentation in my class on 18/03/2024. Enriching and amazing.
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You never leave home. You stay with your family forever. We got that now the kids stay home after growing up.
Well I guss you're from the west. I'm from Asia and here traditionally there children don't leave home. If you are in a Patriniel society than daughters will leave home and if you're in a Matrinial society and sons will leave home that's common. Now its changing tho as people are becoming more Independent but in many places it still exists
Look what we found here a tipical western mentality, what a pitty.
Beautiful
Please teach America. They are now moving in a Matriarch Society which is healing, progressive, creative, and loud voices....
I don't want Valley yuppie girls to have Matriarch society, just imagine that....
I am good with progressive, smart and mature woman, that's all !
Yeah I'm good to we live like this in the "black" community and its dont work in first world countries I notice most matrilennial tribes are small and can be easily conquered
@Alok Singh its the way of the world weak societies usually are assimilated by stronger ones.
@@lilacghoste8366 You get what you put out there..
I really love this.
I have a Degree in Asian Studies. On top of almost a Degree in Psychology. I got interested in Meditation, Yoga, Mystics, and Hypnosis. Then I started looking for my other lives using more of my mind. Really thinking. Asians Teach their children, they don't just watch their children grow up. The use of mind, emotion, thought, art, music, physically. Teaching self defense to their children. Ok so most Asians, Yogies, Monks know how to use more of their brains, how to memorize everything. They are given as a culture Time to Think. They can sit down with no excuse, or justification. So I noticed they talked about their other lives. I wanted to see if I had other lives, and if so what did I learn in those lives? I found a lot of other lives. Most of them were actually way back in History. I remembered Ancient Cultures which were Ancestor, and Elder Cultures. I like this style of Civilizations best. Then after Wars most of the men died the cultures became Grandmother based. Foundations of Matriarchal, women powered you pointed this out. Now it is Patriarchal men in charge. My favorite is Ancient Civilizations, then Matriarchal. In this American life I am Female in a Male dominated society.
I love that they have saved the Matriarchal style for the rest of the World to see. I love they remembered the older ways without having to search for other lives. They have cut a lot of lying out of their lives. They are free to love. Marriage was a way to cut down on Diseases. It was never about love. Very beautiful video their natural way of dressing. I hope they don't lose their special ness to adapt to modern anything.
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There is no such thing as matriarchy anyway you people don't understand the difference between matriarchal society and matrilineal society it is not a matriarchal society it is just a matrilineal society where only grooms go to brides home and women are the providers or head of the family but not the protectors. Men are still protectors and head of the society here people always mix them up patrilineal is not patriarchy and matrilineal is not also matriarchy
Patriarchy: "I want to EXPAND MY EMPIRE :D also, I want lots of gir- *ahem* women, lots of women. Also, can I own them?.. just a little?"
Matriarchy: "I want to dress up my son so he gets all the girls."
"Moooom you're embarassing me!"
"You look so cute though!"
I've read this somewhere in quora back then. People in matriarchal societies tend to be more happier even the men tend to be more at peace but their economy and power tend to be mediocre. Patriarchal societies tend to be more powerful and strong but people there are less happy even men. I'm not sure if this is true or not but I read this back then.
Your father says that? Also this is a matrilineal society. Patriarchy literally just means grandfather, father, uncle, etc. the men who protect, who provide. The ones who break their backs to build societies for women and children
@@hopeful4243 There is no such thing as matriarchy anyway you people don't understand the difference between matriarchal society and matrilineal society it is not a matriarchal society it is just a matrilineal society where only grooms go to brides home and women are the providers or head of the family but not the protectors. Men are still protectors and head of the society here people always mix them up patrilineal is not patriarchy and matrilineal is not also matriarchy
Looking very nice....
same system is there in southern indian state of kerala
Come to meghalaya they also practice matrilineal society.
Men are still in charge there.
@@matriarchysuperb8777 so what they can not visit because men are in charge over there🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@markverleye6008 Do you have selective reading or something? They did not say no one can visit because men are in charge. They tried to correct the other comment that saids Meghalaya is a matrilineal society.
But surnames and properties are passed by the Mother to the daughter. Even if boys/ men get property their sister will always have the bigger share. Men are in charge in politics but women mostly own the lands and houses. Even in shops you will see only women owners. Along with women even men take responsibilities basically it's a Matrinial equal society.
@@muriellechery1491 It is not a matriarchal society it is just a matrilineal society where only grooms go to brides home and women are the providers but not protectors. Men are still protectors here people always mix them up patrilineal is not patriarchy and matrilineal is not also matriarchy
Soon and later tourist and technology will change this place
Into a soulless corporate world
Development comes with its baggage of profits and losses which include aggressions that later manifest in the form of loss to cultural identities as covered here. These women and their culture deserve the care and protection to keep it safe, secured and undiluted from external invasion. Kudos to them. 🥰😍😘
What she doesn't mention is that the woman having the last word in the family comes with great responsibility. And that means they are responsible for a whole lot more, just like in a Patriarchy.
And as a man i would gladly give that power to a woman if I could be responsible for less or nothing at all, and that is just fine with me.
I would gladly change a Western woman for one of these women who works so hard and certainly appreciates hard work. And accepts that love is only momentary and you need to move on without burdening your when it doesn't work.
Bring it on; I am all for it.
Honestly doesn’t sound like a bad idea
Except everything said is half true or false. Hong Chu is cited A LOT despite many anthropological studies outright saying the opposite.
I have 20% Chinese Dai in me and the other is unknown from South Chinese
Sounds much better than Adnan Oktar's female group in Turkey.
nice hit and run
I wis to leave here ! At list to learn after to come back and make the same in my contry !!!
Oh, you can do it in your country but will, probably, have bad reputation.
@@alalbatross6549 Nowadays our world is already becoming like that
😮wow
if y'all are gonna be sexist in the comments, just don't watch the video pls.
amazons Harlem season 1, episode 1 sent me here
omg they even have apps there. too bad
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Just think of it..... they don't have diversity in their city and they've created a lovely way of life!
@@tylerdurden7142 Did you actually watch the video? What... when you see isolated people who've created a way of life they all enjoy... you are upset?
@@marcycarson2130 But still pretty less developed in terms of economy and progression
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Interesting, some of the women look like the women in the Andes of South America
00:44 Beautiful Woman
My public view I really like it
Hello beautiful woman with a beautiful smile how are you
Similar culture you find in northeast india
Khasi, meghalaya
This is something I really like. A society where men have no say. I was hoping for a country like Saudi Arabia with the genders reversed but it’s better than nothing.
Saudi Arabia for men dang sounds brutal.
Lol good luck with that.
"Where men have no say" I think mankind wouldn't exist, especially this society if men really had no say:)
Men gonna keep having a word, cuz otherwise societies go back to 2 millenniums before.
@@orererererererereo8yearsag855 There is no such thing as matriarchy anyway you people don't understand the difference between matriarchal society and matrilineal society it is not a matriarchal society it is just a matrilineal society where only grooms go to brides home and women are the providers or head of the family but not the protectors. Men are still protectors and head of the society here people always mix them up patrilineal is not patriarchy and matrilineal is not also matriarchy
Come to khasi hills and learn about khasi too
I’ll move there
Seems like a men Utopia the walking marriage.
Tibertan
It like Pride of Lions
I think it is assentual to have a family that is not build on massaging and children have a loving home
The men only provide the seeds and doesn't take any responsibility for their kids.
They take responsibility for their sister’s kids
This is same like khasi tribe in india where woman is dominance in society
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Take note, world
Queendom*
It's interesting they don't cover what the Men are doing. And how is the laborious things that Men do get covered...
Something tells me 95% of people in the comments are not or never have been married and based on what I’m reading never will be….
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LOL
What about it?
They are ruining it by getting married and changing to monogamous lives.
That’s how God created us to be is monogamous
lol.. You think thats a matriarchal society? That's a matrilineal society family values are above everything.
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Tibetans
This is very cool. But surely not the answer
So it's not sexist to treat women better than men then? Where are all the feminists?
They work hard at pleasing lol nice
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Where is love without commitment and sacrifice?
You clearly cannot step out of the patriarchal dogma.
Oh no! Called me selfish but I don’t wanna share my man with no one.
not only selfish u stupid also. we women need power+authority+ matrilineal inheritance , not my man lol where there is option for many men!
@@theruhana135 No wonder they are so less developed
Clearly I can see Karen's land
Nope I don’t like it. I prefer a equal society.
It is still not matriarchy anyway you people don't understand the difference between matriarchal society and matrilineal society it is not a matriarchal society it is just a matrilineal society where only grooms go to brides home and women are the providers or head of the family but not the protectors. Men are still protectors and head of the society here people always mix them up patrilineal is not patriarchy and matrilineal is not also matriarchy there isno such thing as matriarchy any longer btw
Yeah, you know what I saw in this video? Women working their butt off. Working all day long and delivering all their pay to their families. See it is not hard
It is still not matriarchy anyway you people don't understand the difference between matriarchal society and matrilineal society it is not a matriarchal society it is just a matrilineal society where only grooms go to brides home and women are the providers or head of the family but not the protectors. Men are still protectors and head of the society here people always mix them up patrilineal is not patriarchy and matrilineal is not also matriarchy there isno such thing as matriarchy any longer btw
Are the women here also the builders?
No they follow mainly traditional gender roles. men do the hard work still. And the women do the smaller work
I doubt they build anything!😜
@@indravrtrahaana763 In another documentary by VICE about the same village, one family said that the grandma and her sisters built their house, so.
@@jelayastewart4804 That's not true at all. Watch VICE's video about this village. Women are the providers and also take care of the house. The men in their society do not have many responsibilities, their main responsibility is to take care of the children of their sisters.
@@missnobody4990 It is still not matriarchy anyway you people don't understand the difference between matriarchal society and matrilineal society it is not a matriarchal society it is just a matrilineal society where only grooms go to brides home and women are the providers or head of the family but not the protectors. Men are still protectors and head of the society here people always mix them up patrilineal is not patriarchy and matrilineal is not also matriarchy there isno such thing as matriarchy any longer btw
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Definitely makes marriage better for a man. I would do it.
sound like the black widow spyder