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	== General principles ==		== General principles ==
	* Youth are essential to the survival of law.		* [[Youth are essential to the survival of law.]]
	* Continuity depends on correct transmission, not assumption.		* [[Continuity depends on correct transmission, not assumption]].
	* Responsibility is learned before authority is held.		* [[Responsibility is learned before authority is held]].
	* Preparation is gradual and relational.		* [[Preparation is gradual and relational]].
	* The future line is protected through care and teaching.		* [[The future line is protected through care and teaching]].

	== YOUTH ==		== YOUTH ==
	=== Role and position ===		=== Role and position ===
	* Youth are members of houses and clans.		* [[Youth are members of houses and clans]].
	* Youth participate in governance through observation and involvement.		* [[Youth participate in governance through observation and involvement]].
	* Youth are not excluded from law, but are guided into it.		* [[Youth are not excluded from law, but are guided into it]].
	* Participation increases with knowledge, conduct, and readiness.		* [[Participation increases with knowledge, conduct, and readiness]].

	== THE FUTURE LINE ==		== THE FUTURE LINE ==
	=== Continuity ===		=== Continuity ===
	* The future line refers to the continuation of law, names, and responsibility.		* [[The future line refers to the continuation of law, names, and responsibility]].
	* Continuity depends on uninterrupted transmission.		* [[Continuity depends on uninterrupted transmission]].
	* Breaks in teaching weaken governance.		* [[Breaks in teaching weaken governance]].
	* The Nation has a collective duty to protect the future line.		* [[The Nation has a collective duty to protect the future line]].

	== TEACHING ==		== TEACHING ==
	=== Transmission of law ===		=== Transmission of law ===
	* Ayaawx and adaawx must be taught deliberately.		* [[Ayaawx and adaawx must be taught deliberately]].
	* Teaching occurs through story, participation, and correction.		* [[Teaching occurs through story, participation, and correction]].
	* Elders, Sim’oogit, and house members share responsibility for teaching.		* [[Elders, Sim’oogit, and house members share responsibility for teaching]].
	* Learning is ongoing and contextual.		* [[Learning is ongoing and contextual]].

	== PARTICIPATION ==		== PARTICIPATION ==
	=== Learning through involvement ===		=== Learning through involvement ===
	* Youth learn governance by witnessing decisions and outcomes.		* [[Youth learn governance by witnessing decisions and outcomes.]]
	* Participation may include ceremony, feasts, work, and discussion.		* [[Participation may include ceremony, feasts, work, and discussion]].
	* Observation precedes decision-making responsibility.		* [[Observation precedes decision-making responsibility]].

	== PROTECTION ==		== PROTECTION ==
	=== Safeguarding continuity ===		=== Safeguarding continuity ===
	* Youth must be protected from premature burden.		* [[Youth must be protected from premature burden]].
	* Exposure to responsibility should be appropriate to readiness.		* [[Exposure to responsibility should be appropriate to readiness]].
	* Protection ensures long-term strength of governance.		* [[Protection ensures long-term strength of governance]].

	== LIMITS ==		== LIMITS ==
	=== Boundaries ===		=== Boundaries ===
	* Youth do not replace elders or leadership roles.		* [[Youth do not replace elders or leadership roles.]]
	* Preparation does not imply immediate authority.		* [[Preparation does not imply immediate authority]].
	* Responsibility is assumed gradually and with guidance.		* [[Responsibility is assumed gradually and with guidance]].

	== To be developed ==		== To be developed ==
	* Documented teaching practices		* [[Documented teaching practices]]
	* Age and readiness considerations		* [[Age and readiness considerations]]
	* Variations between houses and clans		* [[Variations between houses and clans]]
	* Source citations		* [[Source citations]]

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= Youth and the Future Line =

'''Category:''' Tsm’syen Law
'''Page status:''' Working

== Purpose ==
This page describes the role of youth in the continuity of Tsm’syen law, governance, and collective responsibility. It records how the future line of the Nation is maintained through teaching, participation, and preparation.

This page does not assign leadership roles or create offices.

== General principles ==
* Youth are essential to the survival of law.
* Continuity depends on correct transmission, not assumption.
* Responsibility is learned before authority is held.
* Preparation is gradual and relational.
* The future line is protected through care and teaching.

== YOUTH ==
=== Role and position ===
* Youth are members of houses and clans.
* Youth participate in governance through observation and involvement.
* Youth are not excluded from law, but are guided into it.
* Participation increases with knowledge, conduct, and readiness.

== THE FUTURE LINE ==
=== Continuity ===
* The future line refers to the continuation of law, names, and responsibility.
* Continuity depends on uninterrupted transmission.
* Breaks in teaching weaken governance.
* The Nation has a collective duty to protect the future line.

== TEACHING ==
=== Transmission of law ===
* Ayaawx and adaawx must be taught deliberately.
* Teaching occurs through story, participation, and correction.
* Elders, Sim’oogit, and house members share responsibility for teaching.
* Learning is ongoing and contextual.

== PARTICIPATION ==
=== Learning through involvement ===
* Youth learn governance by witnessing decisions and outcomes.
* Participation may include ceremony, feasts, work, and discussion.
* Observation precedes decision-making responsibility.

== PROTECTION ==
=== Safeguarding continuity ===
* Youth must be protected from premature burden.
* Exposure to responsibility should be appropriate to readiness.
* Protection ensures long-term strength of governance.

== LIMITS ==
=== Boundaries ===
* Youth do not replace elders or leadership roles.
* Preparation does not imply immediate authority.
* Responsibility is assumed gradually and with guidance.

== To be developed ==
* Documented teaching practices
* Age and readiness considerations
* Variations between houses and clans
* Source citations

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''Navigation''
>> [[Structure of the Nation]]
>> [[Wilp and Waap Governance]]
>> [[Elders as Interpreters of Law]]
>> [[Ayaawx]]
>> [[Adaawx]]

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