Inter-community matters are addressed
Inter-Community Matters Are Addressed
Tsm’syen law recognizes multiple communities, houses, and clans within a shared Nation.
Matters that cross community boundaries must be lawfully addressed — not ignored, and not centralized by default.
Meaning
Inter-community matters include issues that:
- Affect more than one community or territory
- Involve multiple houses or clans
- Impact shared lands, waters, or travel routes
- Require coordination beyond a single local authority
These matters do not dissolve local jurisdiction. They require lawful coordination between jurisdictions.
Legal Principle
No community stands alone, and no community rules the others.
Inter-community matters are addressed through:
- Mutual recognition of authority
- Lawful articulation of shared Ayaawk
- Witnessed processes between communities
- Respect for territorial and house boundaries
Coordination is required. Replacement is forbidden.
Process
Inter-community matters are addressed by:
- Notifying affected houses and communities
- Convening lawful representatives
- Hearing each jurisdiction in its own right
- Seeking resolution through consensus where possible
- Recording outcomes through witnesses and public memory
Silence or unilateral action has no legitimacy.
Limits on Central Authority
No central body may:
- Assume jurisdiction over inter-community matters by default
- Decide outcomes without affected communities present
- Impose solutions for administrative convenience
- Convert coordination into permanent control
Any authority exercised must be specific, limited, and revocable.
Protection Against Harm
Failure to address inter-community matters lawfully results in:
- Escalation of conflict
- Breakdown of trust
- Encroachment on territory or authority
- External interference filling the vacuum
Addressing matters openly protects all communities.
Continuity
Inter-community law preserves long-term relationships.
Through proper process:
- Boundaries remain clear
- Responsibilities remain shared
- Disputes do not harden into division
- The Nation remains plural and coherent
Unity is maintained through law, not dominance.