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= Ts’msyen — Kyas Mediik (Waapm / Pteex) = * Topics: Ts’msyen, Gitk’a’ata, Waapm, P’teex, Lax Skiik ...

= Application across All Ts’msyen Territories = Ts’msyen law applies across all Ts’msyen territories. ...

Ayaawx is the original and continuing law of the Ts’msyen Nation. ...statute, regulation, or court doctrine holds supremacy over ayaawx within Ts’msyen law. ...

= Ayaawx as the Primary Jurisdiction of the Ts’msyen Nation = For the Ts’msyen Nation, '''ayaawx''' is the **primary and supreme jurisdiction**. ...

= Defining Free, Prior, and Informed Consent in Ts’msyen Terms = ...(FPIC), when referenced in Ts’msyen contexts, must be understood **through Ts’msyen law** and grounded in *ayaawx*. ...

...dentity, responsibility, marriage, authority, and legal process across all Ts’msyen territories. Every Ts’msyen person belongs to a clan by birth or lawful adoption, and that clan members ...

...yen Nation as **protective shields**, not as ceilings that limit or define Ts’msyen law. ...ional standards may be used without surrendering jurisdiction or narrowing Ts’msyen rights and responsibilities. ...

= Creating an Overview of Ts’msyen Tribes = The Ts’msyen (often written Tsimshian) are a group of closely related Indigenous peoples ...

= Asserting Ts’msyen National Sovereignty and Inherent Rights = The Ts’msyen Nation asserts its sovereignty and inherent rights as flowing from *ayaawx* ...

= Territories of the Ts’msyen Tribes = The Ts’msyen Nation occupies and relates to a broad network of lands and waters along th ...

= Preventing “Reasonable Limits” Arguments from Eroding Ts’msyen Law = Under Ts’msyen law, the concept of “reasonable limits” as used in foreign constitutional o ...

Ts’msyen people today live within and alongside band and municipal systems created u ...systems is necessary for daily life, services, and administration, while **Ts’msyen law grounded in ayaawx remains intact and authoritative**. ...

In Ts’msyen law, '''tribes''' and '''clan groupings (pdeex)''' are distinct but interde ...they organize territory, kinship, authority, and legal process across all Ts’msyen lands. ...

= Guarding against Fragmentation of Ts’msyen Rights and Responsibilities = Ts’msyen rights and responsibilities arise from *ayaawx* and exist as an integrated ...

The Ts’msyen Nation may seek recognition from external governments, institutions, or par Ayaawx is the source of Ts’msyen law. ...

= Key Adaawx of Each Ts’msyen Tribe = Adaawx are the true historical records of the Ts’msyen people. ...

They do not bind, instruct, or limit future Ts’msyen generations. It is hoped that Ts’msyen law continues: ...

= Paths of Resolution under Ts’msyen Law before Any External Forum = Under Ts’msyen law, all disputes, harms, and governance questions must first be addressed ...

= Ts’msyen National Responses Rooted in Ayaawx = When matters affect more than one house, community, or territory, the Ts’msyen Nation responds collectively through principles rooted in *ayaawx*. ...

In Ts’msyen law, '''adaawx''' are the authoritative record of land, title, and responsi == Land and Title in Ts’msyen Law == ...