At the funeral of a chief woman, say:

"Now we become reconciled as you start away. You were once a chief woman in the Five Nations' Confederacy. You once were a mother of the nations. Now we release you for it is true that it is no longer possible for us to walk about together on the earth."

According to this excerpt, which statement best describes the role of women in Iroquois society?

Women were not considered tribal leaders, but they were respected by their communities.

Women were solely responsible for making important decisions that affected the entire tribe.

Women were responsible for making important decisions concerning their own families.

Women were respected as leaders of the community, and some held the position of chief.

Let's go through the options:

1) Women were not considered tribal leaders, but they were respected by their communities.

- this is not true! the woman was the chief, which means she was a leader

2) Women were solely responsible for making important decisions that affected the entire tribe.

there is nothing that lets us see that it was "solely" women - we know that one woman did, not what others did and what men did.

3) Women were responsible for making important decisions concerning their own families. - there is nothing here about the family life, she was the mother of "the nations" - not of the family

4) Women were respected as leaders of the community, and some held the position of chief. - this is the best answer! this woman was a chief, but not every woman can be a chief, so we can be justified in saying that only "some" had this position.