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= Support Daily Governance, Care, and Mutual Aid =

Daily governance is not abstract.  
It lives in how people care for one another, respond to need, and carry responsibility in ordinary time.

In Tsm’syen law, authority that does not support daily life loses legitimacy.

== Meaning ==
Daily governance includes:

* Caring for elders, children, and vulnerable members
* Sharing food, labour, and resources in times of need
* Resolving minor disputes before they escalate
* Maintaining household, house, and clan well-being
* Ensuring no one is isolated from care or support

These acts are not charity.  
They are legal duties arising from belonging.

== Legal Principle ==
Governance exists to sustain life.

Any structure of authority must:

* Be present in daily conditions
* Respond to harm, illness, or hardship
* Enable mutual aid between houses and clans
* Prevent neglect, abandonment, or exclusion

Failure to uphold care obligations is a failure of governance.

== Houses and Mutual Responsibility ==
Houses (Wilp / Waap) are the primary units of care.

They are responsible for:

* Monitoring the well-being of their members
* Mobilizing help when hardship arises
* Calling in other houses when needs exceed capacity
* Ensuring dignity is preserved in assistance

Mutual aid strengthens the Nation by preventing concentration of power and dependence on external systems.

== Limits on Authority ==
Authority may not be exercised in ways that:

* Withhold care as punishment
* Use assistance to control or shame
* Centralize aid to gain loyalty or power
* Replace reciprocal responsibility with dependency

Such conduct invites correction under Ayaawk.

== Continuity ==
Daily governance ensures continuity between generations.

Through care:

* Knowledge is transmitted
* Responsibility is modeled
* Trust is maintained
* Authority remains grounded in lived reality

Governance that cannot be felt in daily life is not governance.

== Cross References ==
* [[Structure of the Nation]]
* [[Wilp and Waap Governance]]
* [[Elders as Interpreters of Law]]
* [[Youth and the Future Line]]
* [[Principles of Restorative Justice]]
* [[Mutual Responsibility Between Houses]]
* [[Accountability Before Witnesses]]