talking circle
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]talking circle (plural talking circles)
- A type of ceremonial meeting in some Native American cultures, in which a talking stick (which indicates whose turn it is to speak) or similar object is passed around a circle until every participant has had the chance to speak.
- Synonym: council circle
References
[edit]- “talking circle, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Further reading
[edit]- talking circle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia