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	== General principles ==		== General principles ==
	* Future generations are holders of inherent interest.		* [[Future generations are holders of inherent interest.]]
	* Present authority carries long-term responsibility.		* [[Present authority carries long-term responsibility.]]
	* Decisions must consider enduring impact.		* [[Decisions must consider enduring impact.]]
	* Short-term benefit must not undermine continuity.		* [[Short-term benefit must not undermine continuity.]]
	* Law is judged across generations, not moments.		* [[Law is judged across generations, not moments.]]

	== FUTURE GENERATIONS ==		== FUTURE GENERATIONS ==
	=== Meaning ===		=== Meaning ===
	* Future generations include those not yet born.		* [[Future generations include those not yet born.]]
	* They inherit land, law, and responsibility.		* [[They inherit land, law, and responsibility.]]
	* Their interests are represented through present restraint.		* [[Their interests are represented through present restraint.]]
	* Protection of future generations is a lawful obligation.		* [[Protection of future generations is a lawful obligation.]]

	== RESPONSIBILITY ==		== RESPONSIBILITY ==
	=== Present duty ===		=== Present duty ===
	* Current decision-makers act as temporary holders.		* [[Current decision-makers act as temporary holders.]]
	* Authority is exercised in trust, not ownership.		* [[Authority is exercised in trust, not ownership.]]
	* Actions must preserve options for those who follow.		* [[Actions must preserve options for those who follow.]]
	* Irreversible harm violates responsibility.		* [[Irreversible harm violates responsibility.]]

	== LAND AND RESOURCES ==		== LAND AND RESOURCES ==
	=== Continuity of laxyuup ===		=== Continuity of laxyuup ===
	* Land and resources must be preserved for future use.		* [[Land and resources must be preserved for future use.]]
	* Stewardship decisions consider long-term impact.		* [[Stewardship decisions consider long-term impact.]]
	* Depletion undermines future standing.		* [[Depletion undermines future standing.]]
	* Protection of laxyuup protects future generations.		* [[Protection of laxyuup protects future generations.]]

	== LAW AND GOVERNANCE ==		== LAW AND GOVERNANCE ==
	=== Transmission ===		=== Transmission ===
	* Ayaawx and adaawx must be passed intact.		* [[Ayaawx and adaawx must be passed intact.]]
	* Governance structures must remain understandable.		* [[Governance structures must remain understandable.]]
	* Loss of law weakens future authority.		* [[Loss of law weakens future authority.]]
	* Teaching supports continuity.		* [[Teaching supports continuity.]]

	== LIMITS ==		== LIMITS ==
	=== Boundaries on present authority ===		=== Boundaries on present authority ===
	* Present authority does not include permanent surrender.		* [[Present authority does not include permanent surrender.]]
	* Decisions may not foreclose future choice.		* [[Decisions may not foreclose future choice.]]
	* External pressure does not justify permanent loss.		* [[External pressure does not justify permanent loss.]]
	* Lawful limits protect those not present.		* [[Lawful limits protect those not present.]]

	== WITNESS ==		== WITNESS ==
	=== Accountability over time ===		=== Accountability over time ===
	* Decisions affecting the future require witnessing.		* [[Decisions affecting the future require witnessing.]]
	* Witnessing records intent and consequence.		* [[Witnessing records intent and consequence.]]
	* Memory allows future review.		* [[Memory allows future review.]]
	* Accountability extends beyond the present.		* [[Accountability extends beyond the present.]]

	== CONTINUITY ==		== CONTINUITY ==
	=== Enduring responsibility ===		=== Enduring responsibility ===
	* Protection of future generations sustains the Nation.		* [[Protection of future generations sustains the Nation.]]
	* Correct restraint strengthens long-term governance.		* [[Correct restraint strengthens long-term governance.]]
	* Failure to protect weakens law.		* [[Failure to protect weakens law.]]
	* Law endures through care across generations.		* [[Law endures through care across generations.]]

	== To be developed ==		== To be developed ==
	* Criteria for assessing long-term impact		* [[Criteria for assessing long-term impact]]
	* Relationship to stewardship and resource law		* [[Relationship to stewardship and resource law]]
	* Teaching responsibility to future leaders		* [[Teaching responsibility to future leaders]]
	* Source citations		* [[Source citations]]


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= Future Generations =

'''Category:''' Tsm’syen Law
'''Page status:''' Working

== Purpose ==
This page describes the responsibility owed to future generations within Tsm’syen law. It records how decisions made in the present must account for those not yet born, ensuring continuity of law, land, language, and governance.

This page does not assign authority to future generations in the present, but recognizes their protected interest.

== General principles ==
* Future generations are holders of inherent interest.
* Present authority carries long-term responsibility.
* Decisions must consider enduring impact.
* Short-term benefit must not undermine continuity.
* Law is judged across generations, not moments.

== FUTURE GENERATIONS ==
=== Meaning ===
* Future generations include those not yet born.
* They inherit land, law, and responsibility.
* Their interests are represented through present restraint.
* Protection of future generations is a lawful obligation.

== RESPONSIBILITY ==
=== Present duty ===
* Current decision-makers act as temporary holders.
* Authority is exercised in trust, not ownership.
* Actions must preserve options for those who follow.
* Irreversible harm violates responsibility.

== LAND AND RESOURCES ==
=== Continuity of laxyuup ===
* Land and resources must be preserved for future use.
* Stewardship decisions consider long-term impact.
* Depletion undermines future standing.
* Protection of laxyuup protects future generations.

== LAW AND GOVERNANCE ==
=== Transmission ===
* Ayaawx and adaawx must be passed intact.
* Governance structures must remain understandable.
* Loss of law weakens future authority.
* Teaching supports continuity.

== LIMITS ==
=== Boundaries on present authority ===
* Present authority does not include permanent surrender.
* Decisions may not foreclose future choice.
* External pressure does not justify permanent loss.
* Lawful limits protect those not present.

== WITNESS ==
=== Accountability over time ===
* Decisions affecting the future require witnessing.
* Witnessing records intent and consequence.
* Memory allows future review.
* Accountability extends beyond the present.

== CONTINUITY ==
=== Enduring responsibility ===
* Protection of future generations sustains the Nation.
* Correct restraint strengthens long-term governance.
* Failure to protect weakens law.
* Law endures through care across generations.

== To be developed ==
* Criteria for assessing long-term impact
* Relationship to stewardship and resource law
* Teaching responsibility to future leaders
* Source citations

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''Navigation''
>> [[Structure of the Nation]]
>> [[Youth and the Future Line]]
>> [[Laxyuup — Lands of the Tsm’syen]]
>> [[Stewardship and Resource Law]]
>> [[National Ayaawk Codex]]
>> [[Ayaawx]]
>> [[Adaawx]]

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Amusterer at 21:25, 15 February 2026

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