# Indigenous Governance | Governance Ecologies

# Indigenous Governance

## Indigenous Governance Traditions

This research area focuses on governance practices from indigenous communities worldwide, exploring their approaches to consensus-building, resource management, conflict resolution, and leadership.

Indigenous governance systems often embody principles that differ significantly from Western state models, including:

- Deep integration of governance with cultural and spiritual practices
- Emphasis on consensus rather than majority rule
- Responsibilities to non-human beings and future generations
- Distributed leadership models
- Oral traditions for encoding and transmitting governance knowledge

## Current Projects

- Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy decision-making structures
- Aboriginal Australian consensus processes
- Andean ayllu governance systems
- Arctic indigenous resource management practices