Restoration and Repair
Restoration and Repair
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Purpose
This entry records the principles of restoration and repair within Tsm’syen law. Restoration responds to harm by repairing what has been damaged and restoring balance within relationships.
General principle
Restoration seeks to repair imbalance. Repair is the work of restoration.
Restoration is measured by balance restored, not by punishment imposed.
Restoration
Restoration addresses harm directly. It considers the full scope of harm, including effects on:
- Individuals
- Houses
- Clans
- The wider Nation
- Land, waters, and living systems
- Relationships between parties
Restoration is relational. It takes place within ongoing relationships, not outside them.
Repair
Repair is the practical expression of restoration. Repair responds to the specific harm caused.
Repair may include:
- Apology
- Compensation
- Service
- Replacement or rebuilding
- Correction of conduct
- Other actions guided by ayaawx
Repair must be meaningful to those affected. Symbolic actions without repair do not restore balance.
Responsibility and accountability
Restoration requires responsibility. Repair requires accountability.
Without acknowledgment of harm, repair cannot occur. Without action, restoration remains incomplete.
Restoration does not excuse harm. It requires full engagement with consequences.
Proportionality and restraint
Repair is proportional to harm. Excessive or performative responses create further imbalance.
Restraint protects dignity and relationships. Restoration avoids humiliation, retaliation, or exclusion.
Continuity
Unrepaired harm persists. Imbalance carries forward when repair is avoided.
Completed repair strengthens trust and law. Restoration supports long-term continuity of the Nation.