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== Are accountable to their house and clan ==

Those who hold authority are accountable first to their house and clan.  
Authority does not flow upward from the individual—it flows inward from collective responsibility.

No one stands above their house.  
No house stands outside its clan.

=== Source of accountability ===
Accountability arises from:
* belonging to a house
* carrying a name or crest
* exercising authority on behalf of others
* inheriting history and obligation

Authority is granted by relationship, not self-assertion.

=== What accountability requires ===
Being accountable to one’s house and clan requires:
* acting within granted authority
* honoring house history and adaawk
* respecting clan relationships and limits
* answering for decisions and consequences
* accepting correction when responsibility is breached

Accountability is continuous, not episodic.

=== Role of the house ===
The house:
* grants authority
* defines responsibility
* remembers history
* corrects misuse
* protects continuity

A house may affirm, limit, or withdraw authority.

=== Role of the clan ===
The clan:
* provides broader relational balance
* checks isolation or overreach by a house
* preserves inter-house accountability
* affirms legitimacy across families

Clan accountability prevents fragmentation.

=== Accountability through witnessing ===
Accountability is enforced through:
* living witnesses
* feast acknowledgment
* public recall of obligation
* intergenerational memory

Private authority is not lawful authority.

=== Consequences of failing accountability ===
When accountability to house or clan fails:
* legitimacy weakens
* authority may be challenged
* correction or consequence follows
* responsibility remains active until addressed

Avoidance deepens breach.

=== Core principle ===
'''Authority answers to the house and clan that sustain it.'''  
No one governs alone.

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== Future links ==
* [[Limits on authority]]
* [[Rights to speak, act, and represent]]
* [[Living Witnesses]]
* [[Feast acknowledgment]]
* [[Intergenerational continuity]]
* [[No generation escapes responsibility]]