News Headline

When Women Have Land Rights, the Tide Begins to Turn

Source
Inter Press News Agency

Publication Date
2017-06-12

NEW DELHI, Jun 12 2017 (IPS) - In Meghalaya, India’s northeastern biodiversity hotspot, all three major tribes are matrilineal. Children take the mother’s family name, while daughters inherit the family lands.

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