traditional council
C22651
concept
A traditional council is a governing body composed of community elders or recognized leaders who make decisions, resolve disputes, and preserve cultural norms based on customary laws and practices.
Observed surface forms (24)
- customary authority ×11
- traditional community ×7
- traditional governing body ×7
- council of elders ×5
- traditional leadership institution ×5
- traditional village council ×4
- traditional assembly ×2
- traditional ruling council ×2
- Traditional council ×1
- chieftaincy council ×1
- consensus-based council ×1
- council fire ×1
- traditional authority structure ×1
- traditional chiefs’ council ×1
- traditional chieftaincy system ×1
- traditional court ×1
- traditional dispute-resolution forum ×1
- traditional governance body ×1
- traditional governance institution ×1
- traditional governing council ×1
- traditional leaders’ council ×1
- traditional representative council ×1
- traditional village council system ×1
- traditional village governance system ×1
Instances (63)
- Ijesa Traditional Council
- Ijemo via concept surface "traditional community"
- Tiv Traditional Council
- Deji-in-Council via concept surface "traditional ruling council"
- Ado-Odo chieftaincy council via concept surface "traditional governing council"
- Kangthir
- Taupulega via concept surface "traditional village council system"
- Lagos White Cap Chiefs
- Lagos traditional council
- Gcaleka royal house via concept surface "traditional leadership institution"
- Egba chieftaincy system via concept surface "traditional chieftaincy system"
- Egba council of chiefs via concept surface "traditional governing body"
- Ogboni council via concept surface "council of elders"
- Gerousia via concept surface "council of elders"
- Ijebu Traditional Council
-
emirate council of chiefs
via concept surface "traditional governing body"
surface form: Emirate Council of Chiefs
- Ohafia via concept surface "traditional community"
- Council of Forty-Four (traditional) via concept surface "traditional governing body"
- Barotse Royal Establishment via concept surface "customary authority"
- House of Chiefs (Botswana) via concept surface "traditional leaders’ council"
- Onondaga Nation central council fire via concept surface "council fire"
- Nembe Council of Chiefs
- Asanteman Council via concept surface "traditional governing body"
- Banaba Island Council of Elders via concept surface "council of elders"
- Navajo Peacemaker Court via concept surface "traditional dispute-resolution forum"
- Manjhi Pargana system via concept surface "traditional village governance system"
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Bafut
via concept surface "traditional court"
surface form: Bafut royal court
- Montenegrin tribal assembly via concept surface "traditional representative council"
- Dorbar via concept surface "traditional village council"
- Dorbar Shnong via concept surface "traditional village council"
- Syiem via concept surface "customary authority"
- Mutwa via concept surface "traditional community"
- Teshie Mantse via concept surface "customary authority"
- Teshie Traditional Council
- Ga Traditional Council
- Osu Traditional Council
- Tema Traditional Council via concept surface "Traditional council"
- Gumi Gaayo via concept surface "traditional assembly"
- Gadaa assembly via concept surface "traditional assembly"
- Kebang via concept surface "traditional village council"
-
Apatani tribal culture
via concept surface "traditional governance institution"
surface form: Bulyang village council
- Ada via concept surface "traditional community"
-
reth
via concept surface "traditional leadership institution"
surface form: Reth
- Six Nations Confederacy Council via concept surface "traditional governing body"
- Godet via concept surface "traditional leadership institution"
- Jog Paranik via concept surface "traditional leadership institution"
- Buganda chiefs via concept surface "traditional leadership institution"
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matai (titled chiefs)
via concept surface "customary authority"
surface form: matai
- House of Ariki via concept surface "traditional chiefs’ council"
- Ada Traditional Council