Process Khoi and San communities

San (Khoisan) Community Governance refers to the traditional systems of collective decision-making practiced by San peoples in southern Africa. Governance is based on consensus, egalitarian leadership, and communal stewardship of land and resources. These practices represent one of the most horizontally organized forms of democracy, emphasizing social equality, conflict mediation, and shared responsibility.

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, Otjiwarongo, Otjozondjupa, Namibia NA
Creation date	-10000
Topics	Commons, Ancestral Knowledge, Democracy, Land Use, Rights
Context	Rural
Number of participants
Typology	Cultural Sovereignty
Languages	⧼rv-language-saf⧽
Thematics	Radical DemocracyRadical Democracy