The Aries Empress

Word of the Day: Trustee ⚖️

A Trustee is a person or entity appointed to manage and administer property or assets on behalf of someone else, according to the terms of a trust.

The trustee has a fiduciary duty, meaning they must act in the best interest of the beneficiaries, not for personal gain.

In simple terms:
🗝️ The trustee holds the responsibility.
💰 The beneficiaries hold the benefit.

It’s a role built on accountability, loyalty, and lawful stewardship.

2 days ago | [YT] | 3

The Aries Empress

Word of the Day: Habeas Corpus ⚖️

Habeas Corpus is a legal principle that protects individuals from unlawful detention. The phrase means “you shall have the body”, requiring a person who is holding someone in custody to bring them before a court to justify the detention.

In simple terms:
If someone is jailed or restrained, habeas corpus allows a judge to ask,
👉 “By what lawful authority?”

It’s a cornerstone of due process and personal liberty, ensuring the government cannot detain someone without legal cause.

4 days ago | [YT] | 1

The Aries Empress

Word of the Day: Tribal Trust 🪶⚖️

Tribal Trust refers to the legal relationship in which the United States holds certain lands, funds, or resources in trust for a federally recognized tribe. This means the federal government has a fiduciary duty to protect and manage those assets for the benefit of the tribe.

Tribal trust responsibility is rooted in treaties, statutes, and longstanding legal principles. At its core, it reflects an obligation, not charity, to safeguard tribal lands, resources, and sovereignty.

4 days ago | [YT] | 0

The Aries Empress

Word of the Day: Tribal Justice 🪶⚖️

Tribal Justice is the exercise of a tribe’s inherent sovereign authority to create, interpret, and enforce its own laws within its jurisdiction. It operates through tribal courts, law enforcement, and traditional systems such as peacemaking or restorative processes.

Tribal justice is not delegated power, it is authority that predates the United States. It reflects a nation’s right to protect its people, uphold its values, and administer justice according to its own laws and traditions.

6 days ago | [YT] | 0

The Aries Empress

Word of the Day: Placement 🪶⚖️

Placement refers to where a child is physically and legally cared for during a custody or foster care case.

In Native child welfare contexts, placement isn’t random, it’s intentional. The goal is to keep children connected to their family, tribe, culture, and community, prioritizing relatives and tribal homes whenever possible.

Plain truth?
📍 Placement = protection of identity.
It’s about stability, belonging, and honoring a child’s roots, not just finding “a bed.”

Short, powerful, and perfect for your community post.

1 week ago | [YT] | 0

The Aries Empress

Word of the Day: Tribal Justice 🪶⚖️

Tribal Justice refers to the administration of law and order within a Native nation, grounded in its inherent sovereignty, traditions, and governing authority. It includes tribal courts, law enforcement, peacemaking systems, and community-based dispute resolution.

Unlike purely punitive systems, tribal justice often emphasizes:
• 🌿 Restoration
• 🤝 Community accountability
• 🧭 Cultural values and customs

At its heart, tribal justice reflects a tribe’s right to define and uphold justice according to its own laws and identity.

1 week ago | [YT] | 0

The Aries Empress

Word of the Day: International Law 🌍⚖️

International Law is the body of rules and agreements that govern relationships between countries (states) and, in some cases, international organizations and individuals.

It covers areas such as:
• 🌐 Human rights
• 🤝 Treaties and diplomatic relations
• ⚖️ War and armed conflict
• 🌊 Maritime boundaries
• 🌱 Environmental protection

Unlike domestic law, international law is largely based on treaties, customs, and mutual consent between nations, not a single global government.

At its core, it’s about how nations agree to coexist, cooperate, and resolve disputes on the world stage.

1 week ago | [YT] | 2

The Aries Empress

Word of the Day: Active Efforts ⚖️🪶

Active Efforts is a legal standard requiring child welfare agencies to take affirmative, thorough, and culturally appropriate steps to prevent the breakup of an Indian family before removing a Native child from their home.

Unlike “reasonable efforts,” active efforts demand more than minimal action, they require meaningful support, collaboration with the tribe, and documented attempts to keep the family intact.

1 week ago | [YT] | 1

The Aries Empress

Word of the Day: ICWA 🪶⚖️

ICWA stands for the Indian Child Welfare Act, a federal law that protects the rights of Native children, families, and tribes in child custody cases. Its purpose is to keep Native children connected to their tribe, culture, and community whenever possible.

At its core, ICWA recognizes that tribes have a sovereign interest in their children, because children are the future of the nation.

1 week ago | [YT] | 4

The Aries Empress

Word of the Day: Tribal Branches of Government 🪶🏛️

Tribal branches of government refer to the separate governing bodies within a tribal nation that exercise its inherent sovereignty. While structures vary by tribe, many mirror a three-branch system:
• Legislative – creates tribal laws and policies
• Executive – enforces laws and oversees administration
• Judicial – interprets laws through tribal courts

Each branch operates according to the tribe’s constitution and traditions, reflecting self-determination and self-governance in action.

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 3