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=== Teaching ===
= Deliberate Teaching of Ayaawx and Adaawx =
''Transmission of Law''
''Category: Tsm’syen Law'' 
''Page status: Working''


== Purpose ==
This page records the principle that ayaawx and adaawx must be taught deliberately in order to preserve legal continuity, meaning, and responsibility within the Nation.
This page is declarative and does not assign authority, offices, or roles.
== Principle ==
Ayaawx and adaawx must be taught deliberately.
Ayaawx and adaawx must be taught deliberately.


Law is not inherited through assumption or status.
== Meaning ==
It is transmitted through intentional teaching and lived practice.
* Law does not transmit automatically.
* Stories and laws lose meaning without intentional teaching.
* Deliberate teaching protects accuracy and accountability.
 
== Teaching ==
* Teaching includes explanation, correction, and example.
* Teaching occurs through story, participation, ceremony, and lived conduct.
* Teaching requires time, care, and relational context.


Teaching occurs through:
== Responsibility for Teaching ==
* Elders, Sim’oogit, and house members share responsibility for teaching.
* Teaching is a collective duty, not an individual claim.
* Withholding teaching endangers continuity.


* Story and adaawx that preserve legal memory
== Risks of Non-Deliberate Teaching ==
* Participation in lawful conduct and decision-making
* Assumption replaces understanding.
* Observation of responsibility before authority
* Law becomes symbolic rather than operative.
* Correction when conduct departs from ayaawx
* Names and authority may be misused or detached from responsibility.
* Repetition over time until understanding is stable


Elders, Sim’oogit, and house members share responsibility for teaching law.
== Limits ==
No single role carries this duty alone.
* Teaching does not create new law.
* Teaching does not replace accountability.
* Written records alone do not fulfill teaching obligations.


Learning is ongoing, contextual, and relational. 
== Cross References ==
Understanding deepens as responsibility increases.
* [[Transmission of Law]]
* [[Continuity and Transmission]]
* [[The Future Line]]
* [[Youth and the Future Line]]
* [[Elders as Legal Memory]]
* [[Collective Duty to Protect the Future Line]]
* [[Ayaawx]]
* [[Adaawx]]


Failure to teach correctly results in breaks in legal continuity.
== To Be Developed ==
* House-based teaching practices
* Examples of deliberate teaching
* Contemporary teaching challenges
* Source citations

Latest revision as of 04:44, 26 January 2026

Deliberate Teaching of Ayaawx and Adaawx

Category: Tsm’syen Law Page status: Working

Purpose

This page records the principle that ayaawx and adaawx must be taught deliberately in order to preserve legal continuity, meaning, and responsibility within the Nation.

This page is declarative and does not assign authority, offices, or roles.

Principle

Ayaawx and adaawx must be taught deliberately.

Meaning

  • Law does not transmit automatically.
  • Stories and laws lose meaning without intentional teaching.
  • Deliberate teaching protects accuracy and accountability.

Teaching

  • Teaching includes explanation, correction, and example.
  • Teaching occurs through story, participation, ceremony, and lived conduct.
  • Teaching requires time, care, and relational context.

Responsibility for Teaching

  • Elders, Sim’oogit, and house members share responsibility for teaching.
  • Teaching is a collective duty, not an individual claim.
  • Withholding teaching endangers continuity.

Risks of Non-Deliberate Teaching

  • Assumption replaces understanding.
  • Law becomes symbolic rather than operative.
  • Names and authority may be misused or detached from responsibility.

Limits

  • Teaching does not create new law.
  • Teaching does not replace accountability.
  • Written records alone do not fulfill teaching obligations.

Cross References

To Be Developed

  • House-based teaching practices
  • Examples of deliberate teaching
  • Contemporary teaching challenges
  • Source citations