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= Structure of the Nation =
= Part II — Social Order of the Tsm’syen =
== Structure of the Nation ==


'''Category:''' Tsm’syen Law 
=== Luu Wil Na Tsm’syen ===
'''Page status:''' Working
''The Structure of the Tsm’syen Nation''


== Purpose ==
The Tsm’syen Nation is organized through a layered and relational legal order.
This page describes the structure of governance and authority within the Tsm’syen Nation. It records relationships between houses, clans, leadership, elders, and continuity as grounded in ayaawx and adaawx.
Authority does not flow downward from a central ruler.
It arises upward from land, houses, clans, and lived responsibility.


This page does not define modern administrative offices.
Each level of the Nation carries distinct duties, limits, and forms of accountability.
No level may lawfully override another outside its proper role.


== General principles ==
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* Governance arises from ayaawx.
 
* Authority is layered and relational.
=== Wilp (Waap) — House Authority ===
* Recognition and conduct determine authority.
The Wilp (Waap) is the foundational legal unit of the Nation.
* Rank does not remove legal limits.
 
* No single structure replaces all others.
A Wilp holds:
* [[Authority connected to specific territory]]
* [[Responsibility for land, water, and beings]]
* [[Custodianship of names, crests, and adaawk]]
* [[The duty to uphold Ayaawk within its domain]]
 
House authority is not ownership.
It is stewardship held in trust and maintained through lawful conduct.
 
All higher structures depend upon the legitimacy of the houses beneath them.
 
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=== Pteex — Clan Structure ===
Wilp are grouped within Pteex (clans).
 
Clans:
* [[Coordinate inter-house relationships]]
* [[Maintain balance across houses]]
* [[Support lawful succession and continuity]]
* [[Provide checks against isolation or abuse of authority]]


== WAAP / WILP ==
Clan affiliation establishes broader responsibility beyond a single house.
=== House ===
* The house is the foundational unit of governance.
* Houses hold names, crests, adaawx, territories, and internal authority.
* Responsibility for members and conduct begins at the house level.
* House authority is not created by election or appointment.


== PTEEX ==
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=== Clan ===
* Clans connect houses through shared ancestry and law.
* Clans regulate relationships between houses.
* Clan authority provides balance and witnessing.
* Clan authority does not override house authority.


== SIM’OOGIT ==
=== Galts’ap — Community Life ===
=== Ranked leadership ===
Communities (galts’ap) are places of shared living and cooperation.
* Sim’oogit leadership exists at multiple levels.
* Leadership is ranked according to scope of responsibility.
* Rank reflects obligation, not control.
* Authority is limited by ayaawx.
* The number and description of Sim’oogit levels remains under review.


== MANSIMOOGIT ==
Communities:
=== Highest rank ===
* [[Host multiple houses and clans]]
* Mansimoogit is a rank.
* [[Provide space for collective deliberation]]
* It is the highest rank of Sim’oogit.
* [[Support daily governance, care, and mutual aid]]
* Requires elderhood (mans) and long, witnessed conduct.
* [[Do not replace house authority]]
* Authority extends across houses and clans.
* Mansimoogit does not override ayaawx.
* Mansimoogit does not dissolve house or clan law.
* Recognition may be withdrawn if conduct fails.
* This rank is rare and not automatically permanent.


== WIL LUU’AX ==
Community leadership must remain accountable to the houses present.
=== Elders ===
* Elders are recognized for knowledge, memory, and conduct.
* Elders serve as holders and interpreters of law.
* Elder authority is exercised through guidance and restraint.
* Elder status may overlap with Sim’oogit but is not identical.


== Youth and continuity ==
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* Youth are essential to the continuity of law.
* Governance must support transmission of ayaawx and adaawx.
* Preparation for responsibility is part of governance.
* Appropriate Sm’algyax terminology remains under development.


== T’OYAXSUT ==
=== Tribal and National Order ===
=== Balance of authority ===
The Nation emerges from the collective recognition of lawful houses and clans.
* Governance operates through multiple levels.
* No level functions in isolation.
* Balance prevents concentration of authority.
* This balance is intentional and historical.


== To be developed ==
At the national level:
* Documented descriptions of multiple Sim’oogit levels.
* [[Shared Ayaawk is articulated]]
* Processes of recognition and witnessing.
* [[Inter-community matters are addressed]]
* Relationship to modern governance bodies.
* [[External relations are conducted]]
* Regional and contextual variations.
* [[Collective defense of law and land is organized]]
 
National authority exists only where houses recognize it.


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''Navigation'' 
 
>> [[Ayaawx]]
=== Balance of Authority ===
>> [[Adaawx]]
No structure is supreme by default.
>> [[Waap]]
 
>> [[Pteex]]
Authority remains lawful only when:
>> [[Sim’oogit]]
* [[Responsibilities are fulfilled]]
>> [[Mansimoogit]]
* [[Limits are respected]]
>> [[Elders]]
* [[Witnesses continue recognition]]
* [[Ayaawk remains intact]]
 
When authority is misused, legitimacy may be withdrawn through lawful process.
 
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=== Continuity Across Time ===
The structure of the Nation is not static.
 
It persists through:
* [[Names that carry legal continuity]]
* [[Adaawk that record precedent]]
* [[Witnesses who confirm authority]]
* [[Living practice across generations]]
 
The Nation endures because responsibility is remembered.
 
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=== Cross-References ===
* [[Wilp and Waap Governance]]
* [[Elders as Interpreters of Law]]
* [[Youth and the Future Line]]
* [[Ayaawk — Tsm’syen Law]]
* [[Adaawk as Legal Memory]]
* [[Names as Legal Continuity]]
* [[Crests and Symbolic Authority]]
* [[Lawful Use and Access]]
* [[Accountability Before Witnesses]]

Latest revision as of 18:56, 15 January 2026

Part II — Social Order of the Tsm’syen

Structure of the Nation

Luu Wil Na Tsm’syen

The Structure of the Tsm’syen Nation

The Tsm’syen Nation is organized through a layered and relational legal order. Authority does not flow downward from a central ruler. It arises upward from land, houses, clans, and lived responsibility.

Each level of the Nation carries distinct duties, limits, and forms of accountability. No level may lawfully override another outside its proper role.

Wilp (Waap) — House Authority

The Wilp (Waap) is the foundational legal unit of the Nation.

A Wilp holds:

House authority is not ownership. It is stewardship held in trust and maintained through lawful conduct.

All higher structures depend upon the legitimacy of the houses beneath them.

Pteex — Clan Structure

Wilp are grouped within Pteex (clans).

Clans:

Clan affiliation establishes broader responsibility beyond a single house.

Galts’ap — Community Life

Communities (galts’ap) are places of shared living and cooperation.

Communities:

Community leadership must remain accountable to the houses present.

Tribal and National Order

The Nation emerges from the collective recognition of lawful houses and clans.

At the national level:

National authority exists only where houses recognize it.

Balance of Authority

No structure is supreme by default.

Authority remains lawful only when:

When authority is misused, legitimacy may be withdrawn through lawful process.

Continuity Across Time

The structure of the Nation is not static.

It persists through:

The Nation endures because responsibility is remembered.

Cross-References

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