Conflict Resolution
Addressing disputes through community mediation rather than violence.
Conflicts are addressed through community councils and elders rather than individual revenge. The goal is not punishment but restoration of harmony. Disputants are encouraged to speak their truth, and the community helps find resolution.
Let the council hear both sides; let harmony be restored.
Community-based conflict resolution maintains social cohesion.
Living Tradition
Written about in
- What Maya wisdom says about good and evil
Disputes go to elders and the community council, and the aim is to restore harmony rather than to punish. Both sides are made to speak.