Indigenous legal tradition

C38910
concept

Indigenous legal tradition is a system of law rooted in the customs, values, and governance practices of Indigenous peoples, transmitted through oral histories, ceremonies, and community relationships rather than solely through written statutes.

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All labels observed (14)

Label Occurrences
Indigenous legal system 1
Indigenous legal tradition canonical 1
Minangkabau customary law principle 1

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Indigenous legal tradition
Generated description
Indigenous legal tradition is a system of law rooted in the customs, values, and governance practices of Indigenous peoples, transmitted through oral histories, ceremonies, and community relationships rather than solely through written statutes.

Instances (12)

Instance Via concept surface
Miriwoong law Indigenous legal system
Ayookxw (Gitxsan law)
surface form: Ayookxw
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Te Awa Tupua Māori legal concept
Zugubal cosmology ancestral law system
Adat Basandi Syarak, Syarak Basandi Kitabullah customary law principle
Asanteman Council customary law institution
Navajo peacemaking Navajo customary law practice
Manjhi Pargana system Santhal customary institution
Zulu customary law indigenous legal tradition
matai system indigenous governance system
Makarrata Yolngu law concept
Madayin (Yolngu customary law)
surface form: Madayin
Yolngu customary law