Hoyenah
The position of "Hoyenah" is one held by the leader of the North Sea Republic. The community pronounces it how it is spelled, (Hoy-en-ah).
What is a "Hoyenah" ?
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 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.
Abbreviated List of Hoyenahs
| No. | Name | Date Range | Terms Served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | mrclucky123 | Apr 29th - Jun 25th, 2017 | 2 | Granted the title of Hoyenah in 2020 |
| 1 | Dayzle | Jun 25th - Sep 2, 2017 | 2 | Adopted the title of Hoyenah |
| 2 | Arcneous | Sep 2nd - Sep 22nd, 2017 | <1 | First Hoyenah to resign |
| 3 | RlZ58 | Sep 22nd - Dec 2, 2017 | >2 | |
| 4 | Brendan1903 | Dec 2nd, 2017 - Jan 2nd, 2018 | 1 | |
| 5 | doctorwhoknows | Jan 2nd - Feb 2nd, 2018 | 1 | |
| 6 | David_Crocket | Feb 2nd - May 2nd, 2018 | 3 | |
| 7 | Freshman97 | May 2nd - Jul 2nd, 2018 | 2 | |
| 8 | CorgiPaws | Jul 2nd - Aug 2nd, 2018 | 1 | |
| 9 | RojoGuapo | Aug 2nd - Sep 2nd, 2018 | 1 | |
| 10 | JamesTheGuy | Sep 2nd - Oct 9th, 2018 | <1 | |
| 11 | YodaBest | Oct 9th - Dec 2nd, 2018 | >2 | |
| 12 | CorgiPaws | Dec 2nd, 2018 - Jan 2nd, 2019 | 1 | First Hoyenah to serve inconsecutive terms |
| 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 |
| 16 | MylesRatliff | May 2nd - Jun 2nd, 2019 | 1 | |
| 17 | phillips8 | Jun 2nd - Jun 25th, 2019 | <1 | |
| 18 | Freshman97 | Jun 25th - Aug 2nd, 2019 | >1 | |
| 19 | B99B12 | Aug 2nd - Oct 2nd, 2019 | 2 | |
| 20 | phillips8 | Oct 2nd - Dec 2nd, 2019 | 2 | |
| 21 | MylesRatliff | Dec 2nd, 2019 - Jan 2nd, 2020 | 1 | |
| 22 | LoganCreeper50 | Jan 2nd - Feb 2nd, 2020 | 1 | |
| 23 | Arcangeist | Feb 2nd - Mar 2nd, 2020 | 1 | |
| 24 | phillips8 | Mar 2nd - May 2nd, 2020 | 2 | The March 2020 election saw the first Hoyenah to decline the position |
| 25 | CorgiPaws | May 2nd - Jun 2nd, 2020 | 1 | |
| 26 | JamesTheGuy | Jun 2nd - Jul 2nd, 2020 | 1 | |
| 27 | Bagelz_ | Jul 2nd - Aug 2nd, 2020 | 1 | |
| 28 | Jonathan_H | Aug 2nd - Sep 2nd, 2020 | 1 | First Hoyenah to have not been in the republic on EMC |
| 29 | Doof_Us | Sep 2nd - Oct 2nd, 2020 | 1 | |
| 30 | _TheBear123_ | Oct 2nd - Oct 24th, 2020 | <1 | |
| 31 | Pengwen828 | Oct 24th - Feb 2nd, 2021 | >3 | |
| 32 | Buddsmodernlife | Feb 2nd - Mar 2nd, 2021 | 1 | |
| 33 | DDime | Mar 2nd - Apr 2nd, 2021 | 1 | |
| 34 | Pengwen828 | Apr 2nd - Jun 2nd, 2021 | 2 | |
| 35 | phillips8 | Jun 2nd - Jul 2nd, 2021 | 1 | |
| 36 | Lucas2011 | Jul 2nd - Sep 2nd, 2021 | 2 | |
| 37 | LordWulf7947 | Sep 2nd - Oct 2nd, 2021 | 1 | |
| 38 | LoganCreeper50 | Oct 2nd - Dec 2nd, 2021 | 2 | |
| 39 | EchoOcelot | Dec 2nd, 2021 - Jan 2nd, 2022 | 1 | |
| 40 | LordWulf7947 | Mar 2nd - Apr 2nd, 2022 | 1 | |
| 41 | eileennn | Apr 2nd - May 2nd, 2022 | 1 | First Hoyenah to have never played Minecraft with the republic prior |
| 42 | LoganCreeper50 | May 2nd - Jun 2nd, 2022 | 1 | |
| 43 | RlZ58 | Jun 2nd - Jul 2nd, 2022 | 1 | Longest Gap Between Terms (4 years and 7 months) |
| 44 | jagster104 | Jul 2nd - Oct 2nd, 2022 | 3 | |
| 45 | Lucas2011 | Oct 2nd - Nov 2nd, 2022 | 1 | |
| 46 | LordWulf7947 | Nov 2nd, 2022 - Jan 2nd, 2023 | 2 | |
| 47 | Proser | Jan 2nd - Feb 2nd, 2023 | 1 | First Hoyenah recruited on Terra Aurora |
| 48 | SireRobert | Feb 2nd - Mar 2nd, 2023 | 1 | |
| 49 | jagster104 | Mar 2nd - Apr 2nd, 2023 | 1 | |
| 50 | Carrot_Cake2002 | Apr 2nd - May 2nd, 2023 | 1 | |
| 51 | SireRobert | May 2nd - Jun 2nd, 2023 | 1 | |
| 52 | Carrot_Cake2002 | Jun 2nd, 2023 - Present | 1 |