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Protocolbot 6e7c03b373 fix: address all audit issues across seed library
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: indaba
title: Indaba
description: >-
A traditional Southern African gathering of community leaders for
deliberation on a matter of shared concern. Originating in Nguni
(including Zulu) practice, the indaba is a structured forum for chiefs and
senior members to discuss until consensus is reached.
source: South African History Online, "Nguni Governance"
source_url: https://www.sahistory.org.za/
tags: [indaba, southern-african, governance, consensus]
forked_from: null
image: null
steps:
- headline: Convene the indaba
description: >-
A senior leader calls the indaba, setting the topic and ensuring all
affected groups are represented by their recognised spokespeople.
- headline: Open statements
description: >-
Each representative gives an opening position on the matter, heard in
full without interruption.
- headline: Open deliberation
description: >-
Discussion proceeds among the representatives, with the convener
ensuring that senior voices do not dominate and that dissent is voiced
respectfully.
- headline: Seek a common position
description: >-
The convener works toward a position that all can accept, summarising
points of agreement and continuing until none object.
- headline: Pronounce the outcome
description: >-
The senior leader pronounces the agreed position, which becomes the
binding decision of the indaba.
outcome: >-
A binding communal decision reached through inclusive deliberation, with
all represented groups accepting the outcome.
practice: >-
Indaba takes the time it takes; rushing it breaks the form. The convener's
skill lies in drawing out quiet voices and synthesising rather than
imposing.