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= Learning Governance Through Witnessing =
''Category: Tsm’syen Law''  
''Page status: Working''

== Purpose ==
This page records the principle that youth learn governance by witnessing decisions and outcomes. It affirms observation as a primary method of preparation for responsibility within Tsm’syen law.

This page is declarative and does not assign authority, offices, or leadership roles.

== Principle ==
Youth learn governance by witnessing decisions and outcomes.

== Meaning ==
* Governance is learned through observation before participation.
* Decisions gain meaning when their outcomes are seen and understood.
* Witnessing teaches consequence, balance, and responsibility.

== Witnessing ==
* Youth observe how decisions are made and justified.
* Outcomes reveal the effects of lawful or unlawful conduct.
* Witnessing connects law to real consequences.

== Learning Process ==
* Observation precedes active decision-making.
* Understanding develops through repeated exposure over time.
* Guidance and explanation deepen what is witnessed.

== Responsibility ==
* Elders, Sim’oogit, and house members model governance through conduct.
* Decisions are teaching moments as well as acts of authority.
* Transparency strengthens learning and trust.

== Limits ==
* Witnessing alone does not confer authority.
* Observation without explanation may lead to misunderstanding.
* Premature decision-making responsibility undermines preparation.

== Cross References ==
* [[Youth and the Future Line]]
* [[Ongoing and Contextual Learning]]
* [[Forms of Teaching]]
* [[Transmission of Law]]
* [[Continuity and Transmission]]
* [[The Future Line]]
* [[Elders as Legal Memory]]
* [[Ayaawx]]
* [[Adaawx]]

== To Be Developed ==
* Examples of learning through witnessing
* Role of explanation and discussion
* House and clan variations
* Source citations