Dear
Jim,
One
immediate thought is Native American communities
-- you should reference the work of Sally
Roesch Wagner -- who has done research specifically
feminism and Native American
Communities and shared power. There are also
several Matriarchal cultures in southern/western
Indian -- and these cultures, I'm told, operate
more on a shared basis -- same with the Lovedu
tribes of Southern Africa. On that, reference
Ann Jones' book on this topic..
—
Amy