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The Second Republic has a hybrid-legislative model wherein all legislative and executive powers are invested in the Council of Five, the leader of whom normally represents the Council but has limited institutional power over his or her peers. The Council is comprised of the hereditary heads of the four largest clans of the Little Chenango people which represent the vast majority of the population. The fifth member is elected from a constituency of all Second Republic citizens who are not members of the four largest clans. The clan leaders serve for life unless removed by a vote of their clan, which a non-governmental function, whereas the fifth, elected, member serves four year terms. | The Second Republic has a hybrid-legislative model wherein all legislative and executive powers are invested in the Council of Five, the leader of whom normally represents the Council but has limited institutional power over his or her peers. The Council is comprised of the hereditary heads of the four largest clans of the Little Chenango people which represent the vast majority of the population. The fifth member is elected from a constituency of all Second Republic citizens who are not members of the four largest clans. The clan leaders serve for life unless removed by a vote of their clan, which a non-governmental function, whereas the fifth, elected, member serves four year terms. | ||
===Politics=== | ===Politics=== | ||
Political movements in the Confederacy are organized as "Leagues", loose alliances of similar political parties and groups within each of the four confederate republics. | Political movements in the Confederacy are organized as "Leagues", loose alliances of similar political parties and groups within each of the four confederate republics. These leagues themselves generally consist of a shifting group of omàmìwi, the clan-like social institutions which dominate Confederate society. There are around seven to ten major leagues within the Confederacy at any one time, with the most powerful one being broadly associated with traditional values,a nationalist ethos, and a vaguely pro-[[Urcea]]n foreign policy. | ||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
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The Chenango Confederacy comprises of three main cultural groups, with the [[List of peoples of Cusinaut#E-H|Great Chenango]] making up a majority of the population, the [[List of peoples of Cusinaut#I-L|Little Chenango]] a sizable minority, and the [[List of peoples of Cusinaut#I-L|Island Honeoye]] a small minority, which was slightly increased by the integration of [[Pachaug]] into the Confederacy. | The Chenango Confederacy comprises of three main cultural groups, with the [[List of peoples of Cusinaut#E-H|Great Chenango]] making up a majority of the population, the [[List of peoples of Cusinaut#I-L|Little Chenango]] a sizable minority, and the [[List of peoples of Cusinaut#I-L|Island Honeoye]] a small minority, which was slightly increased by the integration of [[Pachaug]] into the Confederacy. | ||
The three main ethnicities are the cultural backdrop, rather than the primary organizing element, by which the Confederacy should be understood. Instead, cross-ethnic networks of [[M%27acunism#Ancestral_worship|common ancestor worship]] are the main societal institution within Confederate society. These clan-like groups are called ''Omàmìwi'', a term that means a kind of kinship group that is larger than family but larger than nation, and should not be understood to be synonymous with tribe. The omàmìwi are distinguished from one another by their shared [[M%27acunism#Ancestral_worship|Kānenaka]] or revered ancestor. Crucically, the omàmìwi are cross-ethnicity; the milennia of intermarriage between the three ethnic groups means that many people from all three groups could see a common ancestor as Kānenaka despite their other cultural or linguistic differences. Scholars have observed approximately two hundred and eighty four major omàmìwi within the Confederacy. | The three main ethnicities are the cultural backdrop, rather than the primary organizing element, by which the Confederacy should be understood. Instead, cross-ethnic networks of [[M%27acunism#Ancestral_worship|common ancestor worship]] are the main societal institution within Confederate society. These clan-like groups are called ''Omàmìwi'', a term that means a kind of kinship group that is larger than family but larger than nation, and should not be understood to be synonymous with tribe. The omàmìwi are distinguished from one another by their shared [[M%27acunism#Ancestral_worship|Kānenaka]] or revered ancestor. Crucically, the omàmìwi are cross-ethnicity; the milennia of intermarriage between the three ethnic groups means that many people from all three groups could see a common ancestor as Kānenaka despite their other cultural or linguistic differences. Scholars have observed approximately two hundred and eighty four major omàmìwi within the Confederacy. Due to their prevalence, the Confederacy is sometimes casually referred to as the "Republic of the Omàmìwi". | ||
Due to the nature of elevating a Kānenaka within the M'acunist religious tradition, some omàmìwi are divergent from others by identifying a different ancestor within a same familial line. Though individuals are typically born into the omàmìwi, this conflicting and divergent nature of the group identity means individuals can and do switch omàmìwi to identify more closely with one Kānenaka claimant than the other. These "rival" omàmìwis have generally hostile social relations with one another and do not readily associate, but many omàmìwi are what would be considered "neutral" towards one another due to unrelated ancestry and non-conflicting Kānenaka claims. Accordingly, the omàmìwi groups are not only religious in nature but also political and economic. Different omàmìwi will engage in specific "ancestral" trades, support certain political causes (especially those led by their fellow omàmìwi member) and individuals based on the balance of power between the various omàmìwis, and will often heavily discriminate based on one's omàmìwi affiliation. The omàmìwi ties are understood to be the major social cohesion between the otherwise disparate members of the Confederacy, binding it together as a single society rather than three nations allied together for political reasons. Most prominently, [[Pachaug]] - despite sharing common ethnic and linguistic ties with the Island Honeoye - does not have a significant network of omàmìwis, which is part of the reason why it was excluded from the Confederacy at its foundation. | Due to the nature of elevating a Kānenaka within the M'acunist religious tradition, some omàmìwi are divergent from others by identifying a different ancestor within a same familial line. Though individuals are typically born into the omàmìwi, this conflicting and divergent nature of the group identity means individuals can and do switch omàmìwi to identify more closely with one Kānenaka claimant than the other. These "rival" omàmìwis have generally hostile social relations with one another and do not readily associate, but many omàmìwi are what would be considered "neutral" towards one another due to unrelated ancestry and non-conflicting Kānenaka claims. Accordingly, the omàmìwi groups are not only religious in nature but also political and economic. Different omàmìwi will engage in specific "ancestral" trades, support certain political causes (especially those led by their fellow omàmìwi member) and individuals based on the balance of power between the various omàmìwis, and will often heavily discriminate based on one's omàmìwi affiliation. The omàmìwi ties are understood to be the major social cohesion between the otherwise disparate members of the Confederacy, binding it together as a single society rather than three nations allied together for political reasons. Most prominently, [[Pachaug]] - despite sharing common ethnic and linguistic ties with the Island Honeoye - does not have a significant network of omàmìwis, which is part of the reason why it was excluded from the Confederacy at its foundation. | ||
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==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
The Chenango Confederacy is one of the world's poorest countries, and it sits at the brink between a {{wp|developing country}} and a {{wp|Least developed countries|least developed country}}. The Chenango peninsula was historically always the poorest part of the [[Northern Confederation]], with few natural resources, limited agricultural viability, and poor positioning relative to the Confederation's major economic drivers. [[Pachaug]] was the sole economic light of the area, serving as an important port with a bustling fishing industry. The economy was significantly impacted by the fifteen year period of Algosh domination between the [[Algosh coup]] in [[2009]] and the declaration of the Confederacy's independence in [[2024]]. Many of the country's leading technical and academic experts were relocated from the already-limited urban centers of the country to Algosh institutions, and in many cases much of the portable wealth of the country was literally carried away to the Algosh heartland during the period between [[2009]] and [[2011]]. Another major economic blow came in [[2017]] when [[Pachaug]] became independent of Algoquona following [[Operation Western Blizzard]], most of the economic ties between the peninsula and its most prosperous city were severed. This led to a major wave of deprivation, famine, and outmigration. It also precipitated a second round of expropriation by the government, as any strategically valuable industry was moved out of the now-vulnerable peninsula into the Algosh heartland. By the time of the declaration of the Confederacy's independence in [[2024]], the Chenango peninsula had recorded economic decline every year for the last fifteen years. | The Chenango Confederacy is one of the world's poorest countries, and it sits at the brink between a {{wp|developing country}} and a {{wp|Least developed countries|least developed country}}. The Chenango peninsula was historically always the poorest part of the [[Northern Confederation]], with few natural resources, limited agricultural viability, and poor positioning relative to the Confederation's major economic drivers. [[Pachaug]] was the sole economic light of the area, serving as an important port with a bustling fishing industry. The economy was significantly impacted by the fifteen year period of Algosh domination between the [[Algosh coup]] in [[2009]] and the declaration of the Confederacy's independence in [[2024]]. Many of the country's leading technical and academic experts were relocated from the already-limited urban centers of the country to Algosh institutions, and in many cases much of the portable wealth of the country was literally carried away to the Algosh heartland during the period between [[2009]] and [[2011]]. Another major economic blow came in [[2017]] when [[Pachaug]] became independent of Algoquona following [[Operation Western Blizzard]], most of the economic ties between the peninsula and its most prosperous city were severed. This led to a major wave of deprivation, famine, and outmigration. It also precipitated a second round of expropriation by the government, as any strategically valuable industry was moved out of the now-vulnerable peninsula into the Algosh heartland. By the time of the declaration of the Confederacy's independence in [[2024]], the Chenango peninsula had recorded economic decline every year for the last fifteen years. | ||
The reincorporation of Pachaug in the 2030s stimulated the economy slightly, as post-[[Pachoy Rebellion|rebellion]] reconstruction and economic reintegration of the city precipitated renewed investment in the eastern tip of the Chenango peninsula. | |||
The modern Confederacy is one of the world's major recipients of development aid, and is a priority area for the Urcean [[Ministry_of_Commerce_(Urcea)#Agency_for_Cronan_Economic_Development|Agency for Cronan Economic Development]]. | The modern Confederacy is one of the world's major recipients of development aid, and is a priority area for the Urcean [[Ministry_of_Commerce_(Urcea)#Agency_for_Cronan_Economic_Development|Agency for Cronan Economic Development]]. | ||