Councils comprised of all established, adult members are the primary mode of decision making or settling disputes. It is a space in which any packmate can field any topic they consider important, and Walosi may decide as a group how to proceed.

When the leaders of Unole clan determine newcomers or youngsters have matured or integrated well enough into Walosi ways, they will speak to the Raven Chief. The Chief will invite them to join Council, and they may sit ever after. Generally this takes some time and several instances of proving adherence to the Tribe’s values.

During Council meetings, any member may speak, but none should interrupt. Disagreements are welcomed, and careful consideration and questioning are valued, as are bringing forward alternative points of view to best consider all angles of a problem. However, if a proposition gains no or very little support after being fielded, then for the sake of reaching consensus, that particular argument ought to be dropped.

The Chieftans are generally expected to help steer conversation and mediate any heated moments. Their opinions carry a lot of weight, however, they may not dictate their will to the Council. Chieftans are expected to enact the Council’s decision, even if they personally disagree.

Emphasis on freedom and harmony allows packmates to live authentically. Gender identity and sexual/romantic orientation are respected as part of natural diversity.

Generally, family matters are matrifocal. For example:

Walosi are a people who love song and dance, and can be very warm with one another. They have a familiar sense of humor and may be prone to teasing. Evenings are often spent socializing at camp, telling stories, and playing games.

The Tsiskwa clan collects and distributes feathers to packmates, which may be given to commemorate moments of great courage, healing, grief, or other significant life events. Feathers can only be worn by tribe members if given by this clan, or by the bird that grew it. 

Important life events like new births, marriages, alliances, and recovery of those severely wounded, also bring about feast-days and night-long dances. Other feast-days take place yearly during the crane migration’s arrival, first heavy snow, the start of calving season, and the springtime awakening of the butterflies.

During these, older wolves might chew dried tobacco leaves and partake of fermented fruits.

When a new wolf is invited to sit Council, they are generally acknowledged with a pat on the back by the rest of the Council once it adjourns (Yeah, your shoulder’s gonna be sore.) Some few might offer private congratulations or welcomes, but Walosi generally tries not to make too big a fuss about it, in the interest of giving the rite a solemn feel, and keeping the focus on the collective. Joining is seen as a big step. Rather than be too eager to speak out immediately, new members are best served learning to listen and understand in their first several meetings.