| 1 | This be the Law and Circle of Family: |
| 2 | First, to know and remember Family; |
| 3 | Second, to respect and protect Family; |
| 4 | Third, to honor and serve Family. |
| 5 | Of all the knowledge one must learn, |
| 6 | The first and last is to know and remember family. |
| 7 | The Law and Circle of Family be connected to all other Great Circles of Law, |
| 8 | Connected by all past, present and future actions of spirit in form, |
| 9 | To the Great Circle of Language and Great Circle of Ceremony. |
| 10 | The Law and Circle of Family be the Count and Name of Generations. |
| 11 | The count and name of family; |
| 12 | The count and name of ancestors; |
| 13 | The knowledge of respect; |
| 14 | The first path of knowledge. |
| 15 | Before a boy becomes a man, |
| 16 | Before a girl becomes a woman, |
| 17 | They must be taught the law of family. |
| 18 | To respect family and count and name family generations, |
| 19 | Is the path to all knowledge. |
| 20 | From the count and naming of family generations, |
| 21 | Comes count and naming of species. |
| 22 | From the count and naming of species, |
| 23 | Comes the count, naming and preparation of food. |
| 24 | From the count and preparation of food, |
| 25 | Comes naming of all country. |
| 26 | From the count and naming of all country, |
| 27 | Comes name and count of days and seasons. |
| 28 | From the count and name of days and seasons, |
| 29 | Comes count and name of moons and years. |
| 30 | From the count and name of moons and years, |
| 31 | Comes count and name of constellations. |
| 32 | From the count and name of all knowledge, |
| 33 | Comes count and name of Law. |
| 34 | The Second law of family be to respect and protect Family: |
| 35 | If a mother be too sick to care for infant or die, |
| 36 | Then the infant immediately be taken into care by sister or auntie. |
| 37 | No infant or child ever be an orphan. |
| 38 | If a woman give birth in dishonor, |
| 39 | Then the child be raised in honor. |
| 40 | No infant be injured or abandoned for the actions of the mother. |
| 41 | It is a solemn duty of the people to protect all infants and children: |
| 42 | That no harm come to them; |
| 43 | That they do not hunger or cry of thirst; |
| 44 | That they be not beaten or abused; |
| 45 | That no one seek sexual relations or devious behavior with them; |
| 46 | That they be allowed to be children without fear or suffering. |
| 47 | Any man or woman who harm an infant or child, |
| 48 | Knows what the laws requires of them to redeem their honor. |
| 49 | If they do not, then they must be exiled, |
| 50 | But do not kill them. |
| 51 | Let them walk alone in disgrace; Let them feel the hunger of dishonor. |
| 52 | Only if such a man or woman who choose to be an animal return to country, |
| 53 | Then law permit the defense of the community against such danger. |
| 54 | Yet never permitted their remains be buried in sacred sanctuary. |
| 55 | The Third law of family be to honor and serve Family: |
| 56 | All must contribute and share the tasks of family. |
| 57 | All women must shares the tasks of women, |
| 58 | All men must share the tasks of men. |
| 59 | No women be too high to avoid their duty to share the most essential tasks, |
| 60 | No man be too important to avoid their duty to share the most essential tasks. |
| 61 | If a man or woman be old and cripple, let them be. |
| 62 | If a man or woman have a skill of great value, |
| 63 | Then let them develop their skill and teach others. |
| 64 | If a man or woman has more than they need, they must give to others. |
| 65 | Any law that dishonors such law cannot be law. |
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