 Traditionally, the leadership was grouped with each family having a "siy̓ám̓", which loosely translates as "highly respected person".This person would act in the best interest of his family and make decisions based on the group consensus of the family he represented.The "siy̓ám̓" has been described as "...the best talker – not chairman, (our people) have no chairman – but man who says the most wise things".