Tribal Adaawk

Tribal Adaawk

Category: Tsm’syen Law Page status: Working

Purpose

This page describes tribal adaawk as the collective legal memory of the Tsm’syen peoples. It records how shared histories, events, and precedents guide law, responsibility, and relationship beyond individual houses.

This page does not treat adaawk as myth, legend, or symbolic narrative.

General principles

• Adaawk carry law through memory and history.
• Tribal adaawk operate at a collective level.
• Adaawk inform rights, obligations, and boundaries.
• Memory is a source of legal authority.
• Adaawk are interpreted through restraint and witness.

ADAAWK

Legal memory

• Adaawk record events that shape law and relationship.
• Tribal adaawk reflect matters affecting the people collectively.
• Adaawk preserve outcomes of disputes, agreements, and movements.
• Memory retains legal force through continuity.

TRIBAL SCOPE

Collective history

• Tribal adaawk extend beyond single houses.
• They address shared origin, migration, alliance, and conflict.
• These records guide Nation-level understanding.
• Tribal scope does not erase house adaawk.

AUTHORITY

Lawful role

• Adaawk guide interpretation of ayaawx.
• Elders and law holders recall and contextualize adaawk.
• Authority arises from accuracy, witness, and continuity.
• Misrepresentation undermines standing.

RELATIONSHIP

Between houses and peoples

• Tribal adaawk clarify relationships between houses.
• They record obligations between peoples or tribes.
• Adaawk guide conduct in inter-house and inter-tribal matters.
• Memory supports lawful engagement.

USE

Application in law

• Adaawk inform decisions where written law is insufficient.
• They provide precedent for restoration and responsibility.
• Use of adaawk requires care and context.
• Selective or strategic use distorts law.

RECORDING

Preservation

• Adaawk may be recorded orally or in written form.
• Recording supports continuity but does not replace living memory.
• Context must accompany any record.
• Absence from record does not negate adaawk.

LIMITS

Boundaries

• Adaawk are not freely altered.
• Interpretation does not permit invention.
• External reinterpretation lacks authority.
• Lawful limits protect integrity.

CONTINUITY

Transmission

• Adaawk are passed through teaching and witness.
• Continuity depends on correct telling.
• Teaching preserves legal understanding.
• Adaawk endure through use and care.

To be developed

• Documented tribal adaawk examples
• Relationship to house adaawk
• Witnessing practices
• Recording and access standards
• Source citations

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