Host multiple houses and clans
Host Multiple Houses and Clans
Lawful Principle
Tsm’syen society is constituted by the presence and relationship of multiple houses and clans.
No single house or clan may lawfully exclude, subsume, or dominate others within shared territories, institutions, or collective life.
Lawful order depends on coexistence, recognition, and respect among distinct authorities.
Lawful Expression
The hosting of multiple houses and clans is upheld through:
- Recognition of distinct house and clan identities
- Respect for separate authorities and responsibilities
- Shared participation in collective governance
- Protection of minority or less-represented houses
- Processes that ensure all houses and clans are seen and heard
Hosting is an obligation, not a courtesy.
Violation
A violation occurs when a house or clan:
- Claims exclusive authority where multiple houses are present
- Erases or marginalizes another house or clan
- Speaks or decides on behalf of others without mandate
- Structures governance to favor one group permanently
- Uses scale or position to override lawful coexistence
Such conduct disrupts balance and undermines legitimacy.
Lawful Remedy
When hosting obligations are breached, law requires restoration.
Restorative measures may include:
- Reaffirmation of the presence and authority of all houses and clans
- Structural correction to decision-making processes
- Public acknowledgment before witnesses
- Rebalancing of representation or participation
- Withdrawal of improperly asserted authority
Restoration reopens space for lawful coexistence.
Modern Context
In modern settings, hosting obligations may be undermined through:
- Administrative consolidation
- Single-representative governance models
- External recognition of one group over others
- Resource control used to silence participation
- Institutional designs that ignore house and clan plurality
Modern structures do not override hosting obligations under Ayaawx.
Principle
The Nation exists through many houses and clans.
Lawful strength arises not from uniformity, but from balanced coexistence.