Hoyenah

The Hoyenah (hɔɪ ɛn ɑː) is a political office on EarthMC that has been the chief executive and elected leader of Canada on EMC Classic, Wabanaki on Terra Nova, and the North Sea Republic on Terra Aurora. It is presently a disputed title between the Icelandic Commonwealth and the Republic of Illinois on Terra Aurora, with both claiming rightful succession of the North Sea Republic. The position of "Hoyenah" is one held by the leader of the North Sea Republic.

Origin

The word "Hoyenah" (also spelled hoyaneh in the real world) comes from a position from within the IRL Iroquois government, specifically being a representative of one of the 6 tribes of the Iroquois, AKA the Haudenosaunee. 

The title was used by Dayzle first back on May 6th, 2017 on EMC Classic as simply a title one could have shown before one's name.  This was in part because Dayzle was creating a Native American themed town, and at the time was a town leader speaking on behalf of his people.  Once Dayzle became leader of the nation as a whole on July 26th, 2017, the title became the go to name for identify the leader of what was then Canada, as Dayzle did not change it.  It was unique to the community and was more fun than simply, "Prime minister" or "leader."  Another aspect that made it stick was that the word "Canada" is also from the Iroquois people (meaning village), so it only seemed fitting that the leader of the nation's title was also from the Iroquois.

During the first monthly election of the republic back in September of 2017, the title of Hoyenah was decided to be passed on with the leadership role, permanently associating the word with the leader of the republic.

A Hoyenah has been elected by the community every month since September 2017. The name remained and was passed through several iterations of the nation among the different EMC servers. In late 2024, the North Sea Republic, who had the Hoyenah as their leader at that moment, collapsed. The Icelandic Commonwealth claimed succession and was recognized as the successor of the NSR, however soon thereafter the Republic of Illinois seceded, claiming true direct succession. Cascadia also claims succession, also this is mostly treated not seriously and without merit.

List of Hoyenahs

No.	Name	Date Range	Terms Served	Notes
1	mrclucky123	Apr 29th - Jun 25th, 2017	2	Retroactively granted the title of Hoyenah in 2020.
2	Dayzle	Jun 25th - Sep 2, 2017	2	Adopted the title of Hoyenah
3	Arcneous	Sep 2nd - Sep 22nd, 2017	<1	First elected Hoyenah; also the first to resign
4	RlZ58	Sep 22nd - Dec 2, 2017	>2
5	Brendan1903	Dec 2nd, 2017 - Jan 2nd, 2018	1
6	doctorwhoknows	Jan 2nd - Feb 2nd, 2018	1
7	David_Crocket	Feb 2nd - May 2nd, 2018	3
8	Freshman97	May 2nd - Jul 2nd, 2018	2
9	Sharkfynn1012	Jul 2nd - Aug 2nd, 2018	1
10	RojoGuapo	Aug 2nd - Sep 2nd, 2018	1
11	OwenTheGuy	Sep 2nd - Oct 9th, 2018	<1
12	YodaBest	Oct 9th - Dec 2nd, 2018	>2
(9)	Sharkfynn1012	Dec 2nd, 2018 - Jan 2nd, 2019	1	First Hoyenah to serve non-consecutive terms First Hoyenah of Wabanaki on Terra Nova
13	MylesRatliff	Jan 2nd - Mar 2nd, 2019	2
14	EchoOcelot	Mar 2nd - Apr 2nd, 2019	1	First incumbent Hoyenah to lose re-election
15	nfseskimo	Apr 2nd - May 2nd, 2019	1	First Hoyenah recruited on Terra Nova
(13)	MylesRatliff	May 2nd - Jun 2nd, 2019	1
17	phillips8	Jun 2nd - Jun 25th, 2019	<1
(8)	Freshman97	Jun 25th - Aug 2nd, 2019	>1
18	B99B12	Aug 2nd - Oct 2nd, 2019	2
(17)	phillips8	Oct 2nd - Dec 2nd, 2019	2
(13)	MylesRatliff	Dec 2nd, 2019 - Jan 2nd, 2020	1
19	LoganCreeper50	Jan 2nd - Feb 2nd, 2020	1
20	Arcangeist	Feb 2nd - Mar 2nd, 2020	1
(17)	phillips8	Mar 2nd - May 2nd, 2020	2	The March 2020 election saw the first Hoyenah to decline the position
(9)	CorgiPaws	May 2nd - Jun 2nd, 2020	1	Previously known as Sharkfynn1012
21	JamesTheGuy	Jun 2nd - Jul 2nd, 2020	1	Previously known as OwenTheGuy
22	Bagelz_	Jul 2nd - Aug 2nd, 2020	1
23	Jonathan_H	Aug 2nd - Sep 2nd, 2020	1	First Hoyenah to have not been in the republic on EMC
24	Doof_Us	Sep 2nd - Oct 2nd, 2020	1
25	_TheBear123_	Oct 2nd - Oct 24th, 2020	<1
26	Pengwen828	Oct 24th - Feb 2nd, 2021	>3
27	Buddsmodernlife	Feb 2nd - Mar 2nd, 2021	1
28	DDime	Mar 2nd - Apr 2nd, 2021	1
29	Pengwen828	Apr 2nd - Jun 2nd, 2021	2
(17)	phillips8	Jun 2nd - Jul 2nd, 2021	1
30	Lucas2011	Jul 2nd - Sep 2nd, 2021	2
31	LordWulf7947	Sep 2nd - Oct 2nd, 2021	1
32	LoganCreeper50	Oct 2nd - Dec 2nd, 2021	2
(14)	EchoOcelot	Dec 2nd, 2021 - Jan 2nd, 2022	1
(31)	LordWulf7947	Jan 2nd - Feb 2nd, 2022	1
(17)	phillips8	Feb 2nd - Mar 2nd, 2022	1
(31)	LordWulf7947	Mar 2nd - Apr 2nd, 2022	1
33	eileennn	Apr 2nd - May 2nd, 2022	1	First Hoyenah to have never played Minecraft with the republic prior
(32)	LoganCreeper50	May 2nd - Jun 2nd, 2022	1	First Hoyenah of the North Sea Republic on Terra Aurora
34	RlZ58	Jun 2nd - Jul 2nd, 2022	1	Longest Gap Between Terms (4 years and 7 months)
35	jagster104	Jul 2nd - Oct 2nd, 2022	3
(30)	Lucas2011	Oct 2nd - Nov 2nd, 2022	1
(31)	LordWulf7947	Nov 2nd, 2022 - Jan 2nd, 2023	2	LadyCodyBug declined the position in the Nov '22 election.
36	Proser	Jan 2nd - Feb 2nd, 2023	1	First Hoyenah recruited on Terra Aurora
37	SireRobert	Feb 2nd - Mar 2nd, 2023	1
(35)	jagster104	Mar 2nd - Apr 2nd, 2023	1
38	Carrot_Cake2002	Apr 2nd - May 2nd, 2023	1
39	SireRobert	May 2nd - Jun 2nd, 2023	1
(38)	Carrot_Cake2002	June 2nd, 2023 - July 2nd, 2023	1
(30)	Lucas2011	July 2nd, 2023 - August 2nd, 2023	1
40	wishful_	August 2nd, 2023 - October 2nd, 2023	2
(35)	jagster104	October 2nd, 2023 - December 2nd, 2023	2
(36)	Proser	December 2nd, 2023 - February 2nd, 2024	2
41	Spencer54	February 2nd - March 2nd, 2024	1
42	Hambellux	March 2nd - April 2nd, 2024	1
43	Joigrama	April 2nd - May 2nd, 2024	1
(14)	EchoOcelot	May 2nd - June 2nd, 2024	1
44	Owry	June 2nd, 2024 - July 31st, 2024	2
(41)	Spencer54	August 2nd, 2024 - September 1st, 2024	1
45	Cubz__	September 1st, 2024 - cont.	1	Final Hoyenah of the NSR.

Notable Hoyenahs

All the Hoyenahs that have served the republic have shaped the republic and left an impact. This list is meant to highlight the Hoyenahs that have left an extreme impact on the trajectory of the republic.

Dayzle (June, July, and August 2017)

Under Dayzle's leadership the community was revolutionized from a small community in the Maritime provinces of Canada to a powerhouse of a community that spanned all the provinces of Canada. Dayzle's leadership brought forth the giving economy, an economic system still used to this day where establish players give resources to new people to allow them to grow and prosper. None of Dayzle's contributions shine as bright as instituting the republic that has lasted since being established.

YodaBest (October, November, and December 2018)

YodaBest would be a strong and stable leader navigating the first time the republic had to deal with a change in servers. Under YodaBest's leadership the republic was able to adapt to the changes on Terra Nova, like the addition of nation ranges, which were not seen on EarthMC Classic. YodaBest was the leader of the first meganation ever existing on Terra Nova and established a foreign relation policy that the republic would use for years later, which is simply ignoring the people who want to fight.

Pengwen828 (October, November, December 2020, January, and February 2021)

Pengwen828 would take the reigns of the republic during a fragile time. The republic just moved to a server that turned out to not be the beacon the previous government hoped. Pengwen828 would provide the stability needed to persevere through the tough times and provided one of the most stable voter periods of her time. Pengwen828 would be a strong leader in the face of conflict of the server and helped fend off against unruly enemies.