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The Great Law of Peace THE GREAT LAW OF THE IROQUOIS CONFEDERACY WAMPUM 44 LINEAL DESCENT OF THE PEOPLE RUNS IN THE FEMALE LINE The lineal descent of the people of the Five Nations shall run in the female line. Women shall be considered the Progenitors of the Nation. They shall own the land and the soil. Men and women shall follow the status of their mothers.