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Governance & law

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North America · Northeast

Haudenosaunee Great Law of Peace

The Great Law of Peace is the Haudenosaunee Confederacy's constitutional and diplomatic tradition.

Haudenosaunee nations · 5 highlights↗
Africa · Horn of Africa

Oromo Gadaa system

An Oromo system of social and political organisation with structured cycles of responsibility and leadership.

Ethiopia · Kenya · 5 highlights↗
Africa · West Central Africa

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↗
North America · Atlantic Canada

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↗
North America · Plains and boreal Canada

Cree wâhkôhtowin and kinship law

Wâhkôhtowin names kinship and interdependence in Cree teachings.

Cree territories · Canada · 6 highlights↗
South America · Guajira Peninsula

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↗
Caribbean & Atlantic · Jamaica

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↗
Africa · Horn of Africa

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↗
Africa · West Africa

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↗