For centuries the Cherokees and other American Indian tribes passed property through the females. Thus women controlled the family assets. Weddings were elaborate, but marriages lasted only as long as both partners were happy (Most marriages lasted a lifetime and there were few divorces).
Loss of shelter and other property deterred husbands from divorce, but should a man want a divorce, he simply took his personal items and left. They were divorced. The home and children remained
Loss of shelter and other property deterred husbands from divorce, but should a man want a divorce, he simply took his personal items and left. They were divorced. The home and children remained