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protocol-droid/seeds/ayni-and-minga-reciprocal-labour.yaml
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CRITICAL (3 files replaced):
- Removed pipe-ceremony (sacred Anishinaabe ceremony)
- Removed condolence-ceremony (restricted Haudenosaunee ritual)
- Removed land-back-rematriation-gathering (named living Ohlone individuals)
- Added: indigenous-council-circle, grief-tending-council,
  land-stewardship-council (non-sacred governance protocols)
- Added: truth-and-reconciliation-circle (to replace removed duplicate)

HIGH (6 fixes):
- Palaver Tree: removed 'West African' from title
- Cabildo Council: renamed from generic 'Community Council'
- Brotherhood Reasoning: removed exoticizing 'ganja-assisted' framing
- Talking Stick Circle: broadened from Ohlone-specific to pan-Indigenous
- Buddhist Debate: replaced controversial NKT source with Sera Monastery
- Oxford Citizens' Assembly: corrected attribution to Oxford City Council

MEDIUM (11 fixes):
- Nyabinghi: noted East African roots of the term
- Shellmound Walk: reframed as contemporary practice
- Jmaa/Imbizo/Ronda: noted gender evolution toward inclusion
- Utari: clarified as kin network term, not practice name
- Samata Melan: clarified as Ambedkarite-inspired contemporary practice
- Ancestor Reverence: removed defensive 'not superstition' framing
- Bod Kyi Gtam: improved source specificity
- Restorative Conference: named specific Indigenous traditions
- Open Space: specified Liberia context for Owen's inspiration

LOW (14 fixes):
- Added macrons to Māori words in pōwhiri
- Contextualized coca leaf in ayni/minga
- Added specific tags (fijian, tongan, samoan) to talanoa
- Improved source URLs for yangban, xeer, indaba, meidung
- Removed duplicate appreciative-apology (kept the better version)
- Clarified council-practice as contemporary synthesis

99 files changed, net 100 protocols in library.
2026-07-08 13:37:27 -06:00

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id: ayni-and-minga-reciprocal-labour
title: Ayni and Minga Reciprocal Labour
description: >-
A Quechua and Aymara practice of reciprocal collective labour, where
community members take turns working each other's fields or projects with
no money exchanged. Originating in Andean communities of Peru, Bolivia,
and Ecuador, ayni is bilateral reciprocity and minga is collective work
for a common good.
source: Instituto Nacional de Desarrollo de los Pueblos Andinos Amazónicos y Afroperuanos (INDEPA)
source_url: https://www.gob.pe/institucion/indepa
tags: [andean, reciprocity, mutual-aid, indigenous]
forked_from: null
image: null
steps:
- headline: Identify the need
description: >-
A household or community body names a task that exceeds one family's
capacity — a harvest, a roof, a irrigation canal repair.
- headline: Call the ayni or minga
description: >-
The host calls on neighbours and kin to gather on a set day. The
expectation is reciprocal: those who come today will be helped
tomorrow.
- headline: Work together
description: >-
The group works the full day together, with the host providing food,
drink (often chicha), and coca leaf (a traditional Andean ceremonial and social substance). Work is accompanied by song and shared
rhythm.
- headline: Acknowledge the debt
description: >-
The host publicly acknowledges the contribution; a tally is kept in
memory, not on paper. Each helper has earned a future call.
outcome: >-
A task too large for one household is completed; reciprocal obligations
are created and honoured, strengthening community bonds.
practice: >-
Ayni breaks down when helpers do not receive reciprocal help. The system
depends on memory and mutual obligation; do not let ayni become unpaid
labour for those who never call their own.