Many Native American tribes, particularly those in the Southwestern United States, such as the Hopi and Zuni, have historically been matrilocal, with newly married couples settling into the clan of the wife.
许多美洲原住民部落, 尤其是美国西南部的部落, 如霍皮人和祖尼人,在历史上一直以母系居留, 新婚夫妇定居在妻子的氏族中。