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==Society and cultural groups==

Unlike many other groups to become independent of [[Algoquona]], the four constituent groups of the Nysdra Provisional Republic shared little in common besides their shared antipathy of the Algosh and origin within the Northern Confederation. Accordingly, each of the four peoples had largely different cultural mores and traditions. Additionally, the four peoples within the Republic had very little economic integration with one another prior to the establishment of the Republic's independence, although wartime necessity began to create bonds of economic interdependence between the four tribes and with [[New Yustona]] for the provision of basic goods as well as for the logistical support of the [[Royal and Confederate Army (New Yustona)|Royal and Confederate Army]]. The natural give-and-take relationship of neighbors resulted in several major disagreements between the four peoples over the course of the Republic's existence. These disagreements lead to major delays of the Royal and Confederate Army's prosecution of the war as it had to play the role of mediator in several would-be conflicts. The worst confrontation took place in October of 2023 as a Gowandis hunting party was shot and killed by Honeoye landowners, citing encroachment and poaching. The event nearly lead to war before the Royal and Confederate Army successfully intervened.

Unlike many other groups to become independent of [[Algoquona]], the four constituent groups of the Nysdra Provisional Republic shared little in common (besides a distant relation between the Gowandis and Canandaguia) besides their shared antipathy of the Algosh and origin within the Northern Confederation. Accordingly, each of the four peoples had largely different cultural mores and traditions. Additionally, the four peoples within the Republic had very little economic integration with one another prior to the establishment of the Republic's independence, although wartime necessity began to create bonds of economic interdependence between the four tribes and with [[New Yustona]] for the provision of basic goods as well as for the logistical support of the [[Royal and Confederate Army (New Yustona)|Royal and Confederate Army]]. The natural give-and-take relationship of neighbors resulted in several major disagreements between the four peoples over the course of the Republic's existence. These disagreements lead to major delays of the Royal and Confederate Army's prosecution of the war as it had to play the role of mediator in several would-be conflicts. The worst confrontation took place in October of 2023 as a Gowandis hunting party was shot and killed by Honeoye landowners, citing encroachment and poaching. The event nearly lead to war before the Royal and Confederate Army successfully intervened.

===Honeoye===

The largest constituent peoples of the Nysdra Provisional Republic are the Honeoye, who, in 2021, were numbered at more than a half a million people. Their lands exist on the eastern shore of [[Cusinaut]] just to the northeast of the pre-war border of [[New Yustona]]. With a large coastal territory, the Honeoye are known to be some of the most experienced mariners and navigators of the [[Nysdra]], being some of the most prodigious and most productive fishermen of the northern [[Crona]] area. Consequently, the Honeoye are well-known for having a fish-based diet. Within the practices of [[M'acunism]], the Honeoye are also well-known for their large sacrifices of fish, and during the 20th century, the Honeoye experienced large economic growth as a major exporter of fish for sacrifice to the other members of the Northern Confederation. The coastal cities of the Honeoye are well developed as a result and many of them have relatively modern port infrastructure and urban life by Occidental standards. The Honeoye hinterlands, however, are much like the hinterlands of the rest of [[Cusinaut]] - dense boreal forests with scattered villages who live largely along traditional lines, both in terms of social organization as well as technological development.

The largest constituent peoples of the Nysdra Provisional Republic are the Honeoye, who, in 2021, were numbered at more than a half a million people. The Honeoye are unique among the four constituent peoples that comprised the Republic as they have no known relations to other tribal groups or peoples; they are one of the few fully freestanding peoples in [[Cusinaut]]. Their lands exist on the eastern shore of [[Cusinaut]] just to the northeast of the pre-war border of [[New Yustona]]. With a large coastal territory, the Honeoye are known to be some of the most experienced mariners and navigators of the [[Nysdra]], being some of the most prodigious and most productive fishermen of the northern [[Crona]] area. Consequently, the Honeoye are well-known for having a fish-based diet. Within the practices of [[M'acunism]], the Honeoye are also well-known for their large sacrifices of fish, and during the 20th century, the Honeoye experienced large economic growth as a major exporter of fish for sacrifice to the other members of the Northern Confederation. The coastal cities of the Honeoye are well developed as a result and many of them have relatively modern port infrastructure and urban life by Occidental standards. The Honeoye hinterlands, however, are much like the hinterlands of the rest of [[Cusinaut]] - dense boreal forests with scattered villages who live largely along traditional lines, both in terms of social organization as well as technological development.

Due to the relative wealth of the Honeoye, they were unique among the peoples of the Northern Confederation inasmuch as they were ruled by a King, rather than by a council or high chief. The Honeoye were extremely influential within the Confederation and began to be perceived as a threat by the 1970s. The Honeoye were perceived as the rival of the Algosh for control over the Confederation, with the former having commercial power and the latter military power. The tensions between the Honeoye and the rest of the Confederation were one of the points of contention that lead to the collapse of the Confederation and the [[War of the Northern Confederation]]. The Algosh conquered these extremely lucrative territories during the chaotic period in the late 2000s. The Honeoye were ruled by their own [[Algoquona#Chiefdoms|ethnic chief]] during this period of Algosh occupation, but had the least autonomy of any of the subject chiefs due to the threat posed to Algosh control. After independence, the ruler of the Honeoye has adopted the title of Regent rather than of King on a provisional basis.

===Gowandis===

===Gowandis and Canandaigua===

~~===Canandaguia===~~

The Gowandis are the second largest constituent peoples of the Republic, comprising of about 470,000 people. The Canandaigua are the third most populous, comprised of about 450,000 people. They are distantly related to each other, but are unique among peoples of [[Cusinaut]] in not having what is considered to be a "senior branch"; oral tradition and archaeology speak of what is known as a "great split", cleaving a single people into two similarly sized groups rather than having an offshoot of one people from another as is common in Cusinaut (and occurred with the Saranac, another constituent of the Republic). This split is thought to have occurred in the 1400s or as late as the 1560s and is traditionally ascribed to a difference in [[M%27acunism#Ancestral_worship|Kānenaka]]. Unlike other Kānenaka-related splits, traditions say that the two figures each side recognize were brothers and great heroes who fought the Algosh. Despite shared heritage and cultural mores, the split have created a historical rivalry between the two groups which has seen major conflict erupt between them, even during the period of the relative peace of the Northern Confederation. These borders between these two peoples has shifted consistently shifted as both sides have vied for good agricultural lands and hunting territory. The Canandaigua lands sit on the coast north of the Honeoye, but unlike their southern neighbors they do not have a strong maritime tradition and their territory is relatively undeveloped. The land of the Gowandis sits to the west of the Canandaigua and south of the land of the Saranac, and like the Canandaigua their land is relatively undeveloped and organized along traditional lines. The largest city among the four peoples is Cohocton, which sits in Gowandis territory and served as the provisional capital city of the Republic. Although it sits inland unlike the large cities of the Honeoye, Cohocton sits along a major travel route into the interior of [[Cusinaut]] which bypasses the mountain ranges to the west of [[New Yustona]], making it the site of significant Occidental investment and trade. It is one of the few cities within the four constituent peoples recognizably built using [[Levantia|Levantine]] urban planning methods. During the period of the Northern Confederation, Cohocton served as the de facto diplomatic capital city of the Confederation as it was the only city where permanent Occidental embassies were allowed. Most of the embassies were closed following the conquest of the Gowandis by the Algosh, and the former embassies provided lavish estate homes to senior Algosh military officials until the city was liberated.

===Saranac===

The Saranac are the least populous peoples of the Nysdra Provisional Republic, numbering at about 350,000 people. Unlike the other members of the Republic, they are related - albeit distantly - to the [[Algoquona|Algosh]] peoples. Oral traditions, confirmed by scholarly research, indicate that the Saranac broke off from the Algosh due to a difference in [[M%27acunism#Ancestral_worship|Kānenaka]], a concept within the [[M'acunism|M'acunist]] religion relating to ancestor worship. This break is believed to have occurred in the 13th or 14th century. Consequently, the Saranac observe many similar festivals and cultural mores as the Algosh but with what could be described as "regional differences". During Algosh control in the 2010s, the government of [[Algoquona]] actively attempted efforts to culturally integrate the Saranac as within the Algosh people as part of {{wp|state building}} efforts. These efforts, employing differing means of education and force, were actively resisted by the Saranac on socio-political grounds moreso than religious ones, though the underlying religious differences were featured in prominent Saranac rhetoric as well.

The Saranac are the least populous peoples of the Nysdra Provisional Republic, numbering at about 350,000 people. Unlike the other members of the Republic, they are related - albeit distantly - to the [[Algoquona|Algosh]] peoples. Oral traditions, confirmed by scholarly research, indicate that the Saranac broke off from the Algosh due to a difference in [[M%27acunism#Ancestral_worship|Kānenaka]], a concept within the [[M'acunism|M'acunist]] religion relating to ancestor worship. This break is believed to have occurred in the 13th or 14th century. Consequently, the Saranac observe many similar festivals and cultural mores as the Algosh but with what could be described as "regional differences". During Algosh control in the 2010s, the government of [[Algoquona]] actively attempted efforts to culturally integrate the Saranac as within the Algosh people as part of {{wp|state building}} efforts. These efforts, employing differing means of education and force, were actively resisted by the Saranac on socio-political grounds moreso than religious ones, though the underlying religious differences were featured in prominent Saranac rhetoric as well. The Saranac territory sits on the northern boundary of what was the Republic's territory neighboring the Algosh core territories.

===Algosh===

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 ==Society and cultural groups==
-Unlike many other groups to become independent of [[Algoquona]], the four constituent groups of the Nysdra Provisional Republic shared little in common besides their shared antipathy of the Algosh and origin within the Northern Confederation. Accordingly, each of the four peoples had largely different cultural mores and traditions. Additionally, the four peoples within the Republic had very little economic integration with one another prior to the establishment of the Republic's independence, although wartime necessity began to create bonds of economic interdependence between the four tribes and with [[New Yustona]] for the provision of basic goods as well as for the logistical support of the [[Royal and Confederate Army (New Yustona)|Royal and Confederate Army]]. The natural give-and-take relationship of neighbors resulted in several major disagreements between the four peoples over the course of the Republic's existence. These disagreements lead to major delays of the Royal and Confederate Army's prosecution of the war as it had to play the role of mediator in several would-be conflicts. The worst confrontation took place in October of 2023 as a Gowandis hunting party was shot and killed by Honeoye landowners, citing encroachment and poaching. The event nearly lead to war before the Royal and Confederate Army successfully intervened.
+Unlike many other groups to become independent of [[Algoquona]], the four constituent groups of the Nysdra Provisional Republic shared little in common (besides a distant relation between the Gowandis and Canandaguia) besides their shared antipathy of the Algosh and origin within the Northern Confederation. Accordingly, each of the four peoples had largely different cultural mores and traditions. Additionally, the four peoples within the Republic had very little economic integration with one another prior to the establishment of the Republic's independence, although wartime necessity began to create bonds of economic interdependence between the four tribes and with [[New Yustona]] for the provision of basic goods as well as for the logistical support of the [[Royal and Confederate Army (New Yustona)|Royal and Confederate Army]]. The natural give-and-take relationship of neighbors resulted in several major disagreements between the four peoples over the course of the Republic's existence. These disagreements lead to major delays of the Royal and Confederate Army's prosecution of the war as it had to play the role of mediator in several would-be conflicts. The worst confrontation took place in October of 2023 as a Gowandis hunting party was shot and killed by Honeoye landowners, citing encroachment and poaching. The event nearly lead to war before the Royal and Confederate Army successfully intervened.
 ===Honeoye===
-The largest constituent peoples of the Nysdra Provisional Republic are the Honeoye, who, in 2021, were numbered at more than a half a million people. Their lands exist on the eastern shore of [[Cusinaut]] just to the northeast of the pre-war border of [[New Yustona]]. With a large coastal territory, the Honeoye are known to be some of the most experienced mariners and navigators of the [[Nysdra]], being some of the most prodigious and most productive fishermen of the northern [[Crona]] area. Consequently, the Honeoye are well-known for having a fish-based diet. Within the practices of [[M'acunism]], the Honeoye are also well-known for their large sacrifices of fish, and during the 20th century, the Honeoye experienced large economic growth as a major exporter of fish for sacrifice to the other members of the Northern Confederation. The coastal cities of the Honeoye are well developed as a result and many of them have relatively modern port infrastructure and urban life by Occidental standards. The Honeoye hinterlands, however, are much like the hinterlands of the rest of [[Cusinaut]] - dense boreal forests with scattered villages who live largely along traditional lines, both in terms of social organization as well as technological development.
+The largest constituent peoples of the Nysdra Provisional Republic are the Honeoye, who, in 2021, were numbered at more than a half a million people. The Honeoye are unique among the four constituent peoples that comprised the Republic as they have no known relations to other tribal groups or peoples; they are one of the few fully freestanding peoples in [[Cusinaut]]. Their lands exist on the eastern shore of [[Cusinaut]] just to the northeast of the pre-war border of [[New Yustona]]. With a large coastal territory, the Honeoye are known to be some of the most experienced mariners and navigators of the [[Nysdra]], being some of the most prodigious and most productive fishermen of the northern [[Crona]] area. Consequently, the Honeoye are well-known for having a fish-based diet. Within the practices of [[M'acunism]], the Honeoye are also well-known for their large sacrifices of fish, and during the 20th century, the Honeoye experienced large economic growth as a major exporter of fish for sacrifice to the other members of the Northern Confederation. The coastal cities of the Honeoye are well developed as a result and many of them have relatively modern port infrastructure and urban life by Occidental standards. The Honeoye hinterlands, however, are much like the hinterlands of the rest of [[Cusinaut]] - dense boreal forests with scattered villages who live largely along traditional lines, both in terms of social organization as well as technological development.
 Due to the relative wealth of the Honeoye, they were unique among the peoples of the Northern Confederation inasmuch as they were ruled by a King, rather than by a council or high chief. The Honeoye were extremely influential within the Confederation and began to be perceived as a threat by the 1970s. The Honeoye were perceived as the rival of the Algosh for control over the Confederation, with the former having commercial power and the latter military power. The tensions between the Honeoye and the rest of the Confederation were one of the points of contention that lead to the collapse of the Confederation and the [[War of the Northern Confederation]]. The Algosh conquered these extremely lucrative territories during the chaotic period in the late 2000s. The Honeoye were ruled by their own [[Algoquona#Chiefdoms|ethnic chief]] during this period of Algosh occupation, but had the least autonomy of any of the subject chiefs due to the threat posed to Algosh control. After independence, the ruler of the Honeoye has adopted the title of Regent rather than of King on a provisional basis.
-===Gowandis===
+===Gowandis and Canandaigua===
-===Canandaguia===
+The Gowandis are the second largest constituent peoples of the Republic, comprising of about 470,000 people. The Canandaigua are the third most populous, comprised of about 450,000 people. They are distantly related to each other, but are unique among peoples of [[Cusinaut]] in not having what is considered to be a "senior branch"; oral tradition and archaeology speak of what is known as a "great split", cleaving a single people into two similarly sized groups rather than having an offshoot of one people from another as is common in Cusinaut (and occurred with the Saranac, another constituent of the Republic). This split is thought to have occurred in the 1400s or as late as the 1560s and is traditionally ascribed to a difference in [[M%27acunism#Ancestral_worship|Kānenaka]]. Unlike other Kānenaka-related splits, traditions say that the two figures each side recognize were brothers and great heroes who fought the Algosh. Despite shared heritage and cultural mores, the split have created a historical rivalry between the two groups which has seen major conflict erupt between them, even during the period of the relative peace of the Northern Confederation. These borders between these two peoples has shifted consistently shifted as both sides have vied for good agricultural lands and hunting territory. The Canandaigua lands sit on the coast north of the Honeoye, but unlike their southern neighbors they do not have a strong maritime tradition and their territory is relatively undeveloped. The land of the Gowandis sits to the west of the Canandaigua and south of the land of the Saranac, and like the Canandaigua their land is relatively undeveloped and organized along traditional lines. The largest city among the four peoples is Cohocton, which sits in Gowandis territory and served as the provisional capital city of the Republic. Although it sits inland unlike the large cities of the Honeoye, Cohocton sits along a major travel route into the interior of [[Cusinaut]] which bypasses the mountain ranges to the west of [[New Yustona]], making it the site of significant Occidental investment and trade. It is one of the few cities within the four constituent peoples recognizably built using [[Levantia|Levantine]] urban planning methods. During the period of the Northern Confederation, Cohocton served as the de facto diplomatic capital city of the Confederation as it was the only city where permanent Occidental embassies were allowed. Most of the embassies were closed following the conquest of the Gowandis by the Algosh, and the former embassies provided lavish estate homes to senior Algosh military officials until the city was liberated.
 ===Saranac===
-The Saranac are the least populous peoples of the Nysdra Provisional Republic, numbering at about 350,000 people. Unlike the other members of the Republic, they are related - albeit distantly - to the [[Algoquona|Algosh]] peoples. Oral traditions, confirmed by scholarly research, indicate that the Saranac broke off from the Algosh due to a difference in [[M%27acunism#Ancestral_worship|Kānenaka]], a concept within the [[M'acunism|M'acunist]] religion relating to ancestor worship. This break is believed to have occurred in the 13th or 14th century. Consequently, the Saranac observe many similar festivals and cultural mores as the Algosh but with what could be described as "regional differences". During Algosh control in the 2010s, the government of [[Algoquona]] actively attempted efforts to culturally integrate the Saranac as within the Algosh people as part of {{wp|state building}} efforts. These efforts, employing differing means of education and force, were actively resisted by the Saranac on socio-political grounds moreso than religious ones, though the underlying religious differences were featured in prominent Saranac rhetoric as well.
+The Saranac are the least populous peoples of the Nysdra Provisional Republic, numbering at about 350,000 people. Unlike the other members of the Republic, they are related - albeit distantly - to the [[Algoquona|Algosh]] peoples. Oral traditions, confirmed by scholarly research, indicate that the Saranac broke off from the Algosh due to a difference in [[M%27acunism#Ancestral_worship|Kānenaka]], a concept within the [[M'acunism|M'acunist]] religion relating to ancestor worship. This break is believed to have occurred in the 13th or 14th century. Consequently, the Saranac observe many similar festivals and cultural mores as the Algosh but with what could be described as "regional differences". During Algosh control in the 2010s, the government of [[Algoquona]] actively attempted efforts to culturally integrate the Saranac as within the Algosh people as part of {{wp|state building}} efforts. These efforts, employing differing means of education and force, were actively resisted by the Saranac on socio-political grounds moreso than religious ones, though the underlying religious differences were featured in prominent Saranac rhetoric as well. The Saranac territory sits on the northern boundary of what was the Republic's territory neighboring the Algosh core territories.
 ===Algosh===

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