Gender & social roles
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Ngoyo and Woyo proverb wisdom
A historically grounded introduction to Ngoyo and to the Woyo art of using carved proverbs for counsel, disagreement, and reflection.
Lower Congo · Cabinda · 9 highlights↗Luba lukasa memory boards
Luba lukasa are crafted memory boards interpreted by trained members of the mbudye association.
Democratic Republic of the Congo · 5 highlights↗Haudenosaunee Great Law of Peace
The Great Law of Peace is the Haudenosaunee Confederacy's constitutional and diplomatic tradition.
Haudenosaunee nations · 5 highlights↗Guna mola making and identity
Molas are hand-sewn textile panels made by Guna women and omeguiids, transgender men.
Guna territories · Panama and Colombia · 6 highlights↗Wayuu Pütchipü’üi and mediation
The Wayuu Pütchipü’üi, often called a palabrero, helps resolve disputes through speech, negotiation, and reparation among matrilineal clans.
Colombia · Venezuela · 6 highlights↗Somali-Issa Xeer Ciise
Xeer Ciise is an oral system of customary law among Somali-Issa communities across the Horn of Africa.
Ethiopia · Djibouti · Somalia · 6 highlights↗Edo Iyoba and women’s authority in Benin
Iyoba is the title of queen mother in the Edo kingdom of Benin.
Benin City · Nigeria · 6 highlights↗