External claims do not displace internal law.

External Claims and Internal Law

External claims do not displace internal law.

Claims made by external authorities do not override or replace Tsm’syen law. Internal law, grounded in ayaawx and adaawx, governs laxyuup, authority, and responsibility.

External claims may include:

• assertions of jurisdiction without lawful basis,
• authorizations issued without recognition under ayaawx,
• titles or permits disconnected from Tsm’syen legal order.

Such claims do not create authority within laxyuup. Authority arises only through internal law and lawful recognition.

Internal law retains priority in:

• matters rooted in Tsm’syen land and relationships,
• disputes involving houses, clans, or the Nation,
• protection and use of laxyuup.

Acceptance of external claims without consent undermines law. Internal law persists unless lawfully altered through Tsm’syen processes.