Wilp and Waap Governance
Wilp and Waap Governance
Category: Tsm’syen Law Page status: Working
Purpose
This page describes governance at the level of the wilp and waap. It records how authority, responsibility, and law operate within the house system of the Tsm’syen Nation, grounded in ayaawx and adaawx.
This page does not define modern administrative roles.
General principles
- Wilp / Waap as the Foundational Governing Unit
- Authority from Lineage, Name, and Conduct
- Governance Through Responsibility
- House-Level Enforcement of Law
- Relationship Between House, Clan, and Nation Law
WILP / WAAP
House
- Wilp / Waap as Primary Governance Unit
- House Ownership of Adaawx
- House Names, Crests, and Territorial Rights
- Authority Originating at the House Level
- House Accountability for Members
SIM’OOGIT
House leadership
- Sim’oogit Authority Within the Wilp
- Leadership Through Name and History
- Authority Constrained by Ayaawx
- Limits of Sim’oogit Authority
ADAAWX
Legal memory
RESPONSIBILITY
Members of the house
- Responsibility of House Members
- Individual Conduct Reflecting on the House
- Internal Resolution of House Matters
- House-Level Compensation and Restoration
RELATIONSHIP
Houses and others
- Clan Law Governing Relations Between Houses
- Dispute Resolution Between Houses
- House Authority Within Clan and Nation Structures
CONTINUITY
Transmission
- Transmission of Governance Knowledge
- Teaching Names, Stories, and Responsibilities
- Continuity Through Correct Teaching and Example
LIMITS
Constraints on authority
- Authority Constrained by Ayaawx
- Limits of House Jurisdiction
- Loss of Recognition Through Misuse of Authority
To be developed
- Internal House Dispute Resolution Processes
- Witnessing and Recognition Practices
- Variations Between Houses
- Source Citations and Recorded Adaawx
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