Governance & law
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Haudenosaunee Great Law of Peace
The Great Law of Peace is the Haudenosaunee Confederacy's constitutional and diplomatic tradition.
Haudenosaunee nations · 5 highlights↗Oromo Gadaa system
An Oromo system of social and political organisation with structured cycles of responsibility and leadership.
Ethiopia · Kenya · 5 highlights↗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↗Mi’kmaw Netukulimk
Netukulimk connects Mi’kmaw livelihood, responsibility, and care for the continuing life of land and waters.
Mi’kma’ki · Atlantic Canada · 6 highlights↗Cree wâhkôhtowin and kinship law
Wâhkôhtowin names kinship and interdependence in Cree teachings.
Cree territories · Canada · 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↗Moore Town Maroon heritage
Moore Town Maroon heritage joins collective autonomy, ancestral ceremonies, language, and treaty land in Jamaica.
Blue and John Crow Mountains · Jamaica · 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↗