Kebang

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Kebang is the traditional village council of the Galo people of Arunachal Pradesh, serving as their primary institution for community governance and dispute resolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf community governance body
customary institution
dispute resolution body
traditional village council
authorityScope inter-family conflicts
land disputes
marital disputes
property disputes
social matters
communityParticipation adult male members of the village
communityRole central institution in Galo village life
country India
culturalRole preservation of Galo customs
transmission of customary law
decisionMakingStyle consensus-based
disputeResolutionMethod mediation by elders
open hearing
oral testimony
ethnicContext Galo people NERFINISHED
function community governance
conflict mediation
dispute resolution
law interpretation
law making
maintenance of customary law
social regulation
governanceLevel village
governanceType customary self-governance
justiceModel restorative rather than punitive
languageOfProceedings Galo language NERFINISHED
leadership clan heads
village elders
legalBasis customary law
locatedIn Arunachal Pradesh NERFINISHED
meetingPlace village public space
primaryObjective maintenance of social harmony
restorative justice
recognition informally recognized by local administration in many areas
region Upper Subansiri district NERFINISHED
West Siang district NERFINISHED
other Galo-inhabited areas of Arunachal Pradesh
relationToStateLaw parallel to formal state judiciary GENERATED
sanctionType compensation
fines
public admonition
temporalContinuity pre-colonial period to present
usedBy Galo people NERFINISHED

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Galo traditionalCouncil Kebang