An Indigenous-Led Parallel Economy for Planetary Governance
Black Paper
Introduction
A Bridge Between Worlds
For countless generations, Indigenous communities have maintained a profound relationship with the Earth through careful observation and lived experience. Today, as ecosystems collapse and biodiversity diminishes, this wisdom remains systematically excluded from economic and governance systems.
Our current economic models prioritize extraction and growth at the expense of living systems, treating nature as a resource to be consumed rather than a relation to be honored. This has led to climate instability, mass extinction, and cascading ecological crises that threaten all life.
Passage DAO fundamentally transforms these priorities by establishing an economy guided by Indigenous principles of reciprocity and interdependence. Instead of extracting from nature, this system channels resources toward its protection.
Rather than measuring success through unlimited growth, it values the vitality of communities and ecosystems. It transcends the illusion of separation and recognizes our fundamental interconnection.
This Indigenous-led economic model creates pathways toward global communication and regeneration, fostering symbiotic networks between human communities and the living world that sustains us.
The Purpose of Passage DAO
Passage DAO exists to facilitate the passage of humanity into a new way of being, one that is deeply rooted in Indigenous wisdom, ecological harmony, global vitality, and collective intelligence. It is not merely a decentralized organization but a new model of planetary governance, leveraging distributed intelligence, sacred reciprocity, and Indigenous-led guidance to create a functional, verifiable system of action and alignment.
In a time of accelerating crisis and ecological imbalance, Passage DAO provides a pathway for individuals, organizations, and nations to move beyond symbolic gestures and into material transformation—one that aligns human decision-making with the intelligence of the natural world and Indigenous stewardship principles.
The Role of Indigenous Leadership
At the heart of Passage DAO is the Passage DAO Council, a federated network of Indigenous Elders, Sages, Knowledge Holders, and Wisdom Keepers from around the world. This council serves as the DAO’s moral, spiritual, and operational compass, issuing directives that guide the actions of the Passage community.
Unlike traditional governance structures that operate through coercion and control, the Passage DAO Council functions as a guiding intelligence, offering wisdom-based directives that participants can respond to in real time. These directives—ranging from reforestation initiatives to water stewardship, land protection, and cultural preservation—are tracked and verified on-chain, ensuring immediate responsiveness and accountability.
Why a DAO?
A Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) provides the only viable structure for an Indigenous-led planetary governance model that is non-extractive, non-hierarchical, and self-sustaining. Passage DAO is designed to:
Ensure decentralized stewardship—Indigenous governance should not be subject to state or corporate control.
Create on-chain verification for impact investment—Every directive issued by the Passage Council is tracked and executed in real-time.
Operate beyond nation-state constraints—A global framework that allows participation from individuals, communities, and institutions regardless of location.
Activate wisdom as a functional economy—Through HALO, Passage DAO transforms wisdom into a dynamic, participatory currency.
By removing centralized gatekeepers, Passage DAO creates a living system of planetary guidance, allowing communities to align their actions with Indigenous intelligence in a measurable, verifiable, and incentivized way.
The Meaning of Passage
The name Passage signifies more than just a movement from one state to another—it represents a structural framework for transition, stewardship, and emergence.
A passage between worlds → From an extractive, dominator-based paradigm to a regenerative, wisdom-led civilization.
A passage of knowledge → From Indigenous wisdom keepers to those who seek to align with these teachings through direct action.
A passage of energy → From symbolic gestures to verifiable impact, ensuring that resources flow directly to Indigenous-led initiatives.
Passage DAO is a living bridge, enabling humanity to step into a coherent, wisdom-centered future—one that is already being lived and practiced by Indigenous nations worldwide.
The Purpose of This Black Paper
This black paper presents the foundational framework of Passage DAO—an Indigenous-led, decentralized governance system designed to bridge ancestral wisdom with emerging economic and governance models. It outlines the principles, structure, and functionality of Passage DAO, demonstrating how this system offers a verifiable, scalable, and non-extractive model for planetary stewardship.
A black paper serves as both a vision statement and a functional blueprint. It provides a roadmap for implementation, guiding investors, policymakers, Indigenous leaders, and community members through the mechanics of this regenerative economy. By the end of this document, readers will understand how Passage DAO functions, why it is necessary, and how they can participate in its evolution.
2. The Problem Passage DAO Solves
From Token Gesture to Systemic Change
For centuries, Indigenous knowledge systems have offered profound insights into ecological balance, community governance, and long-term sustainability. Yet, in mainstream institutions, engagement with Indigenous wisdom remains largely symbolic—a tokenized acknowledgment rather than an integrated practice.
Corporations, governments, and NGOs may issue land acknowledgments, fund heritage projects, or conduct ceremonial partnerships, but these actions often fail to produce material transformation. Indigenous knowledge is treated as aesthetic rather than instrumental, an artifact rather than an active technology for systemic change.
Passage DAO shifts this paradigm. Instead of merely “recognizing” Indigenous wisdom, it builds a functional framework for it to govern, guide, and shape planetary decision-making. Through its on-chain directives, reputation-based economy, and federated governance model, Passage DAO creates a verifiable, participatory system for embedding Indigenous intelligence into real-world impact.
The Accountability Gap in Impact Investment
Each year, billions of dollars are allocated toward Indigenous-led initiatives, climate restoration, and land protection projects. Yet, these funds often pass through bureaucratic bottlenecks, with little transparency on their actual impact. The result is an accountability gap—funding is disbursed, but verification remains weak, inconsistent, or nonexistent.
Passage DAO solves this problem by providing a real-time verification system:
When the Passage DAO Council issues a directive (e.g., reforesting a degraded region), it is recorded on-chain.
Participants respond—whether individuals, local communities, or corporate partners—by executing and proving their engagement through verifiable actions.
HALO, the DAO’s dynamic reputation currency, tracks how well these directives are met, ensuring both individual and collective accountability.
Investors, governments, and institutions can directly see the impact of their capital in real time, aligning funding mechanisms with measurable, verifiable transformation.
This system ensures that resources flow directly to Indigenous-led action, bypassing bureaucratic inefficiencies, performative CSR, and unverified charity models.
Decentralizing Access to Wisdom & Stewardship
Indigenous governance models have historically been localized and deeply relational, operating through oral traditions, ecological observation, and intergenerational transmission of knowledge. However, the modern world fragments and restricts access to these traditions, reducing them to academic study or cultural heritage preservation, rather than an ongoing, participatory practice.
Passage DAO removes these barriers by creating a federated, permissionless system where any individual, organization, or nation can align with Indigenous guidance. This model allows:
Direct participation in Indigenous-led governance, moving beyond passive consumption of knowledge.
The ability to engage with wisdom artifacts, governance models, and directives, ensuring that Indigenous knowledge is not just observed but practiced.
A networked intelligence system, where Indigenous wisdom is not extracted or siloed but shared dynamically across cultures, disciplines, and regions.
This is a paradigm shift—rather than waiting for Indigenous wisdom to be “included” in mainstream governance, Passage DAO creates a governance system where it is primary.
From Governance as Control to Governance as Guidance
Traditional governance structures rely on control, coercion, and hierarchical enforcement. Whether through laws, surveillance, or economic pressure, most governance models impose external authority on individuals and communities.
Indigenous governance, however, is based on guidance rather than control. It is wisdom-led rather than force-led, operating through deep relationship, reciprocity, and shared responsibility.
Passage DAO mirrors this structure, offering:
A governance system based on alignment rather than enforcement.
Directives that function as guidance rather than mandates.
A currency (HALO) that reflects coherence rather than wealth accumulation.
This model allows for a self-sustaining, non-coercive planetary governance system, where participation is voluntary yet deeply incentivized, ensuring that humanity’s trajectory is guided not by dominance, but by wisdom.
3. The Passage DAO Model
A Parallel Governance System for Earth
Passage DAO establishes a governance framework that operates in parallel to nation-states, corporate institutions, and existing economic systems. Unlike conventional models, which rely on territorial sovereignty, legal coercion, and centralized authority, Passage DAO functions as a decentralized, wisdom-led federation, where governance is based on alignment, participation, and coherence rather than force.
This is not a replacement for traditional governance; it is a parallel system that offers an alternative trajectory for human coordination. Members voluntarily opt-in to governance by Indigenous Elders, Sages, and Wisdom Keepers, responding to directives and aligning with principles that sustain ecological and societal balance.
Federated Wisdom-Based Decision-Making
The Passage model is structured around federated, non-materialist decision-making that reflects sacred reciprocity, Indigenous sovereignty, and holistic intelligence. Unlike reductionist systems that measure power through capital accumulation, military strength, or policy enforcement, Passage DAO governs through:
Wisdom as Authority → Decision-making is guided by those with demonstrated knowledge, not by political influence or economic dominance.
Sacred Reciprocity → Governance is relational, ensuring that actions taken are balanced by responsibility, reciprocity, and long-term sustainability.
Non-Hierarchical Stewardship → Authority is distributed across a living network of Indigenous leaders, cultural stewards, and knowledge holders rather than concentrated in a centralized body.
This model ensures that governance is not transactional but transformational, where decisions are made in alignment with both ancestral knowledge and emergent realities.
How the DAO Operates
Passage DAO functions through a participatory action-response model, where governance is enacted through directives, engagement, and verification.
1) Directives Issued by the Passage DAO Council
The Passage DAO Council—composed of Indigenous Elders and knowledge holders—issues directives that align with ecological, social, and cultural restoration.
Directives may include actions such as land stewardship, community-led conservation, linguistic preservation, and ceremonial reciprocity.
These directives are recorded on-chain, ensuring transparency and accountability.
2) Community Response & Participation
Members of the DAO—ranging from individuals to organizations—engage with directives by completing assigned actions.
Responses are verified through a combination of blockchain-based proof mechanisms, reputation-based validation, and Indigenous-led oversight.
Participation is voluntary but incentivized, as engagement contributes to both individual and collective Halo.
3) On-Chain Accountability Mechanisms
Actions taken in response to directives are logged, verified, and recorded on-chain.
This ensures that directives are not merely symbolic but enacted with measurable outcomes.
Real-time tracking enables impact investors, participants, and governing bodies to assess the DAO’s effectiveness.
4) Collective HALO Score: Measuring Coherence
The DAO’s overall responsiveness to directives is reflected in the collective HALO score, a resonance signal that indicates coherence, alignment, and engagement.
A high HALO score signifies strong adherence to wisdom-led governance, while a weakened Halo indicates misalignment, inaction, or stagnation.
This feedback mechanism ensures that the DAO remains self-correcting, responsive, and attuned to Indigenous guidance.
Passage DAO reorients governance away from control and toward coherence. It creates a functional, participatory model where governance is an ongoing process of alignment, verification, and embodied wisdom.
4. The Passage Tokenomics Model
Passage DAO’s tokenomics structure is designed to integrate participation, reciprocity, and governance into a functional economic system. Unlike speculative token economies that prioritize financial capital, Passage DAO’s dual-token model values wisdom-based contribution, alignment with Indigenous directives, and verifiable action.
4.1. Dual Token System
Passage DAO operates on a two-tiered currency model that distinguishes between utility-based transactions and reputation-driven governance.
Passage Utility Token (PUT): Transaction & Subscription Currency
PUT functions as the primary economic instrument within Passage DAO, enabling access to services, artifacts, and knowledge systems.
Acquisition & Usage → PUT is purchased with fiat or cryptocurrency and is used for:
Subscription-based access to Indigenous wisdom pathways.
Participation in excursions and immersive training.
Acquisition of Wisdom Artifacts—curriculum-based Indigenous knowledge modules.
Direct funding of directives and initiatives within the DAO.
Dynamic Subscription Pricing → Subscription fees for individuals and companies are pegged to fiat prices but paid in PUT, ensuring that the required token amount adjusts in real-time to maintain stable access costs.
Economic Flow & Circular Model → PUT ensures capital circulation while maintaining a non-extractive, value-generating economy:
Burn Mechanism → A portion of every spent PUT is burned to maintain scarcity and value.
DAO Treasury Allocation → Some tokens are recycled into the DAO Treasury, funding new directives and governance incentives.
Staking Pools → PUT can be locked in staking pools for governance participation, reducing market liquidity and enhancing long-term token appreciation.
Reciprocity & Ritual → PUT can be ceremonially burned in a sacred reciprocity ritual, mirroring Indigenous potlatch traditions where wealth is offered back to the collective to maintain balance. This reduces token supply while reinforcing ecosystem stability
Fractionalized Units → PUT will have divisible fractional units, similar to Satoshis in Bitcoin, enabling microtransactions for small-scale DAO contributions.
Passage Governance Token (P-GOV): Reputation & Influence Currency
P-GOV is the governance token of Passage DAO, representing voting power, influence, and decision-making authority. Unlike speculative tokens, P-GOV is designed to prioritize participation, alignment, and integrity over financial capital.
Three Types of Governance Tokens: Allocated, Earned, and Purchased
1) Allocated P-GOV → Certain governance tokens are allocated to Indigenous Elders, Knowledge Holders, and Wisdom Keepers as an inherent recognition of their authority, stewardship, and lifelong commitment to Indigenous governance.
These individuals do not need to “earn” or “purchase” governance tokens—their standing within the community grants them an automatic role in shaping Passage DAO’s direction.
Allocated governance tokens ensure that Indigenous leadership remains at the core of all decision-making.
2) Earned P-GOV → Some governance tokens are earned by active participation and contribution to the DAO. These special P-GOVs may be temporally assigned (ie for a one year period). Members can accumulate P-GOV through:
Engaging with wisdom directives issued by the Passage DAO Council.
Completing verified actions aligned with Indigenous governance principles.
Contributing to DAO development, education, or stewardship efforts.
3) Purchased P-GOV (For Institutional Participation) → Certain vetted entities — such as aligned corporations and institutional partners—may purchase governance tokens through structured investment agreements. These contributions fund the long-term sustainability of the DAO while granting the entity a role in governance.
Example: A corporation seeking active participation may acquire a governance seat through a structured investment (e.g., a $100,000 contribution to the Founder’s Circle).
Purchased governance tokens remain with the organization and cannot be transferred to individuals or resold.
Governance Stability & Influence
Passage DAO ensures that governance remains in the hands of those who actively contribute and align with Indigenous directives. Governance tokens are non-transferable, but they can be staked to enhance influence and commitment over time.
Non-Transferable but Stakable Governance
Once assigned, P-GOV cannot be bought, sold, or exchanged, preventing speculation and ensuring governance power remains with those actively engaged in the DAO. Whether allocated, earned, or purchased, governance tokens stay locked to their holder.
However, P-GOV can be staked to strengthen voting influence. Staking reinforces long-term commitment by increasing a holder’s impact in governance decisions while reducing overall market liquidity, protecting the integrity of the DAO’s decision-making process.
Governance Weighting via HALO Score
Passage DAO governance is not simply about holding a token—it’s about maintaining alignment, trust, and responsibility. HALO acts as a dynamic verification layer, ensuring that governance power is distributed based on engagement and demonstrated integrity.
A strong HALO score increases governance impact, signaling deep alignment with Indigenous directives and reinforcing community trust.
A weak HALO score reduces governance influence, potentially leading to penalties or even the loss of governance privileges if misalignment continues.
This system ensures that governance is held to a higher standard—rooted in reciprocity, responsibility, and active participation rather than passive ownership.
4.2. Fixed Supply & Token Circulation Strategy
To preserve long-term value and prevent unlimited dilution, Passage DAO follows a finite supply model with controlled token issuance.
Passage Utility Token (PUT) Supply
Total Supply: 500 million PUT (fixed at launch).
Fractional Units: Similar to Bitcoin’s smallest unit (Satoshi), PUT will support fractionalized transactions to maintain accessibility.
Governance-Controlled Expansion: While the initial supply is fixed, the DAO may vote to unlock additional tokens only after long-term milestones are met, ensuring responsible growth.
Governance Token (P-GOV) Supply
Total Governance Tokens: 54 governance tokens, distributed strategically to ensure balanced representation across DAO leadership, Indigenous stewards, and strategic corporate participants.
4.3. Governance & Decision-Making
Passage DAO operates through a performance-based governance system that prioritizes wisdom-aligned participation over financial capital. Governance tokens are permanently-held but require active alignment to retain decision-making privileges.
Governance Tokens: Structure & Accountability
Governance tokens grant holders the ability to shape policy, funding allocations, and strategic directives within the DAO. These tokens are:
Indefinite but Subject to Accountability → Governance is allocated, earned, or bought. While governance tokens can be acquired through an initial contribution, their active status depends on ongoing alignment with DAO principles.
Corporate-Owned, Not CEO-Owned → Governance tokens acquired by corporations remain with the company, ensuring continuity in representation even if leadership changes.
Non-Transferable → Governance tokens cannot be sold or traded to prevent speculation. If an entity no longer aligns with DAO directives, the token can be revoked or reassigned by the DAO.
How Governance Influence is Determined
Passage DAO governance is not a 1 token = 1 vote system. Instead, HALO-weighted voting ensures that governance power scales with engagement and alignment:
Wisdom Holders Carry Greater Influence → Governance tokens held by Indigenous Elders, knowledge keepers, and active contributors hold more weight than those held by corporate entities.
HALO Score Adjusts Voting Power → Governance token influence is dynamically weighted based on a holder’s HALO Score—ensuring that engaged, aligned participants have greater decision-making impact.
P-GOV authority and influence is limited to the DAO → For cultural, ecological, and Indigenous governance matters, the Passage DAO Councils retain final decision-making authority.
4.4. Corporate & Institutional Participation
Passage DAO extends governance access to aligned corporations and institutional stakeholders who contribute resources, participate in directives, and uphold Indigenous governance principles.
Corporate Governance Token Allocation → Corporations may acquire governance tokens through vetted investment structures (e.g., $100,000 contribution for a governance seat in the Founder’s Circle).
Governance Token Responsibilities → Corporate token holders must maintain active participation, alignment with DAO directives, and a high HALO Score to retain governance influence.
Governance Token Revocation → If a corporation or entity fails to maintain alignment, their governance token may be revoked through DAO consensus.
Buyback & Redistribution Mechanism → If necessary, the DAO can offer buybacks where governance tokens are reclaimed and distributed to more engaged participants.
4.5. Ensuring Long-Term Economic Stability
To prevent manipulation, dilution, or speculative volatility, Passage DAO integrates the following economic stabilizers:
Non-Transferable Governance Tokens → Prevents speculative reselling.
Locked Supply in Staking Pools → Ensures token scarcity and value appreciation.
Inactivity Penalties → Participants who fail to engage risk losing governance privileges.
Periodic Token Burns → Controls inflation and maintains token value over time.
5. The Flow of Impact Investment into Passage DAO
Passage DAO provides a verifiable, performance-based mechanism for channeling capital into Indigenous-led initiatives, ecological restoration, and systemic cultural transformation. Unlike traditional philanthropy or ESG funding—where resources often pass through bureaucratic bottlenecks—Passage DAO ensures direct, on-chain accountability, where funding is transparently allocated based on verifiable action and Indigenous governance directives.
Passage DAO accommodates two primary funding models, each governed by HALO-based verification:
DAO-Level Investment → Investors fund the DAO itself, supporting infrastructure, governance, and economic expansion.
Directive-Based Contributions → Contributors fund specific initiatives, allocating capital to designated directives without intermediaries.
5.1. Capitalizing Wisdom & Action
Capital flows into Passage DAO through two mechanisms, ensuring that both broad institutional funding and targeted grassroots initiatives receive necessary resources:
1. DAO-Level Investment: Funding the Passage Ecosystem
Impact investors and institutions purchasing Passage Governance Tokens (P-GOV) or Passage Utility Tokens (PUT) at launch capitalize the DAO itself, strengthening its treasury and enabling large-scale governance, infrastructure, and strategic initiatives.
Funds enter the Passage Treasury, where they are allocated through DAO governance and HALO-weighted voting to ensure high-impact projects receive priority.
Investors do not select individual projects, but instead fund the DAO’s broader ecosystem, trusting the Passage Council and community-led governance to distribute resources effectively.
HALO dynamically governs allocation, ensuring that verified Indigenous-led directives receive priority funding.
This structure ensures that DAO-wide investment remains sustainable, decentralized, and aligned with long-term Indigenous governance goals.
2. Directive Contributions: Funding Specific Initiatives
Contributors who wish to fund specific initiatives—such as land defense, cultural revitalization, or Indigenous education—can purchase PUT tokens and allocate them directly to designated directives. Unlike broad DAO investment, these contributions:
Bypass the general treasury, flowing immediately to the community executing the directive.
Are non-extractive, meaning 100% of the funds reach the initiative without intermediaries or administrative delays.
Are tracked on-chain, ensuring that contributors can verify completion, impact, and accountability.
By distinguishing between DAO-wide funding and initiative-based contributions, Passage DAO enables both institutional investors and grassroots supporters to engage with Indigenous governance in a way that aligns with their financial and ethical priorities.
5.2. The Role of HALO in Investment Models
HALO serves as an impact verification tool that governs both investment mechanisms, ensuring capital flows toward the most engaged, high-resonance participants and initiatives.
1. HALO in DAO-Level Investment
Ensures that treasury funds flow to verified Indigenous-led initiatives through a performance-based allocation system.
Acts as a quality control metric, increasing funding for directives with proven follow-through, community impact, and ecological restoration outcomes.
Prevents misallocation by continuously adjusting funding priorities based on HALO resonance scoring.
2. HALO in Directive Contributions
Tracks impact at the initiative level, ensuring that funds directed to specific projects are used effectively and accountably.
Provides dynamic impact scoring, so contributors can see which directives demonstrate the highest success rates.
Encourages participation by increasing contributors’ HALO scores, rewarding those who consistently engage in funding Indigenous-led initiatives.
In both cases, HALO functions as a real-time verification mechanism, ensuring DAO-wide capital and direct initiative contributions remain transparent, accountable, and aligned with wisdom-based governance.
5.3. Passage DAO as a Capital Infrastructure
Passage DAO is more than a funding mechanism—it serves as a parallel financial infrastructure that redirects capital into regenerative, Indigenous-led economic systems.
Investors gain direct exposure to on-chain verified action, seeing measurable outcomes rather than ambiguous impact reports.
Capital becomes self-reinforcing—as funds flow into the ecosystem, they strengthen Wisdom Artifacts, HALO participation, and Indigenous governance.
DAO-wide funding ensures long-term stability, while directive-based contributions provide targeted impact, creating a dual-capital system that serves both macro and micro priorities.
By bridging institutional impact capital with community-driven contributions, Passage DAO transforms philanthropy, ESG investment, and Indigenous economic empowerment into a transparent, wisdom-driven system for planetary restoration.
6. The Role of Wisdom Artifacts & Indigenous Knowledge Modules
Passage DAO introduces Wisdom Artifacts as a revolutionary approach to structuring, preserving, and activating Indigenous knowledge. These artifacts function as interactive, evolving knowledge systems, allowing participants to engage with Indigenous teachings in a way that is verifiable, immersive, and directly tied to action.
Unlike conventional online courses or symbolic acknowledgments of Indigenous wisdom, Wisdom Artifacts are dynamic, participatory tools that facilitate both knowledge acquisition and real-world application. They serve as both educational pathways and economic instruments, reinforcing Passage DAO’s fusion of governance, economy, and wisdom-based action.
6.1. What Are Wisdom Artifacts?
Wisdom Artifacts are modular learning and engagement tools, each representing a specific body of Indigenous knowledge, practice, or directive.
Each artifact is structured as a journey, with layers of initiation, learning, and action-based integration. A participant does not merely “consume” knowledge—they must demonstrate engagement, application, and transformation.
Acquisition & Activation → Upon obtaining an artifact, the participant receives an initial, unformed representation of it—an outline, blueprint, or schematic.
Knowledge Pathway Completion → As they progress through wisdom transmissions, ritual enactments, or action-based applications, the artifact evolves in structure, design, and symbolic complexity.
Finalization & Verification → When all criteria of the wisdom pathway are met, the artifact achieves its full form, visually reflecting the completed journey.
6.2. The Economics of Wisdom Artifacts
Wisdom Artifacts are not just personalized learning experiences; they function as economic objects that sustain Indigenous leadership and DAO participants.
Subscription-Based Access → Participants purchase Passage Utility Tokens (PUT) to acquire and engage with Wisdom Artifacts.
Capital Flow to Indigenous Leadership → A portion of each acquisition directly funds the Indigenous knowledge holders who contribute their wisdom.
Artifact Commitment & HALO Integration → While artifacts are non-tradable once acquired, they contribute to the participant’s HALO Score, reinforcing their standing within the ecosystem.
For example, an artifact related to Water Wisdom—developed in collaboration with Indigenous leaders—might include teachings on water as a living entity, Indigenous governance around water stewardship, and actionable directives for restoring water ecosystems. As participants engage, complete rituals, and document their direct action, the artifact evolves, culminating in full recognition of their mastery of the teachings.
6.3. Verifiable Knowledge Transmission
A central challenge in integrating Indigenous knowledge into contemporary systems is ensuring that its transmission is both respectful and verifiable. Passage DAO resolves this through on-chain verification of engagement, learning, and action.
Each artifact’s progression is recorded on-chain, ensuring that engagement is genuine and accountable.
Completion of an artifact contributes directly to a participant’s HALO Score, reinforcing the performative and accountable nature of wisdom acquisition.
Indigenous knowledge holders maintain sovereign control over their teachings, ensuring that wisdom is not commodified or misappropriated.
6.4. The Symbolic & Governance Function of Artifacts
Wisdom Artifacts also serve as verifiable credentials within the Passage ecosystem, acting as badges of honor and responsibility.
Artifacts Reflect Standing & Authority → A participant’s artifact collection visibly represents their depth of engagement and contribution to Indigenous-led directives.
Pathways to Leadership → Certain artifacts are prerequisites for participating in governance, acquiring higher HALO resonance, and accessing decision-making roles.
Integration into Corporate & Institutional Alignment → Organizations engaging with Passage DAO can receive Wisdom Artifacts as markers of their alignment with Indigenous governance.
Wisdom Artifacts thus serve as living representations of knowledge, action, and resonance within the DAO, ensuring that wisdom remains an active, embodied force rather than a passive or theoretical construct.
6.5. Investable Wisdom Artifacts: Impact-Driven Capital for Measurable Change
Beyond their function as learning tools and governance markers, Wisdom Artifacts are also investable assets—allowing outside capital to fund real-world impact, tracked through the DAO’s on-chain verification system.
How Impact Investment Capital Flows into Wisdom Artifacts
1) Direct Investment into Artifacts for Targeted Outcomes
Investors, foundations, and impact-driven capital providers can fund the creation of specific Wisdom Artifacts tied to measurable, verifiable Indigenous-led directives (e.g., reforesting a sacred land, restoring a waterway, or implementing traditional land stewardship models).
These artifacts are then distributed through the DAO, with participants engaging to fulfill their directives while tracking progress transparently on-chain.
2) Performance-Based Capital Distribution
Once funded, the artifact’s engagement, completion, and real-world outcomes trigger additional capital releases.
Passage DAO’s HALO Score & artifact progression system ensure accountability, verifying that actions are performed, recorded, and impact is achieved.
3) Artifacts as Impact-Financed Vehicles
Investors gain verifiable proof-of-impact, since artifact completion is recorded on-chain and tied to tangible, regenerative actions.
Unlike conventional grants, where impact measurement is ambiguous, **Wisdom Artifacts provide an automated, verifiable, and decentralized impact ledger for investors.
4) Sustained Financial Flow into Indigenous Leadership
A portion of each impact-driven artifact’s funding is distributed directly to Indigenous knowledge holders who oversee the directive and ensure wisdom is correctly applied and upheld.
This mechanism creates a self-sustaining loop, allowing ongoing investment in Indigenous governance models without reliance on extractive or colonial funding structures.
5) Corporate & Institutional Integration
Organizations can sponsor artifacts as part of their alignment with Indigenous governance.
This creates direct pathways for corporate supply chains, sustainability models, and ESG commitments to be assessed through the Passage governance model.
Companies that fund artifacts receive Passage-verified alignment credentials, reinforcing their integration with Indigenous-led planetary stewardship.
7. Funding & Economic Flow
7.1. Multi-Layered Capitalization Model
Passage DAO operates on a multi-tiered funding model, combining decentralized participation, aligned institutional engagement, and regenerative impact finance.
1. Participant-Driven Subscriptions & Engagement
Individuals and organizations purchase Passage Utility Tokens (PUT) to access the DAO’s ecosystem.
These transactions fund Indigenous-led directives, excursions, and Wisdom Artifacts while sustaining DAO operations.
2. Impact-Driven Investment into Wisdom Artifacts
Investors and philanthropic organizations fund Wisdom Artifacts—modular Indigenous knowledge systems tied to verifiable outcomes.
Capital is deployed conditionally—funds are only released when measurable milestones are reached.
Investors receive on-chain proof of impact via HALO tracking, ensuring transparency and verifiability.
3. Federated DAO Interoperability & Governance Alignment
Passage DAO collaborates with other decentralized governance frameworks, creating interoperability between regenerative economies.
Corporations, governments, and institutions can license or integrate Passage governance models into their operational structures.
4. Corporate Sponsorship & HALO Accreditation
Organizations can undergo Passage-led assessments of their supply chains, sustainability models, and ethical practices.
Companies that align with Indigenous-led directives receive HALO accreditation, signifying verified participation in wisdom governance.
This model introduces an alternative corporate alignment metric, allowing capital to flow toward verifiable Indigenous sustainability initiatives.
5. Reciprocity Mechanism & Ceremonial Token Burning
Members may choose to ceremonially burn PUT tokens, symbolizing their commitment to wisdom governance.
Token burning permanently removes PUT from circulation, increasing scarcity while reinforcing the DAO’s economic equilibrium.
This ensures that participation is not purely transactional but also ritualistic, symbolic, and aligned with Indigenous principles of reciprocity.
7.2. The Economic Flow of Wisdom & Impact
Funding within Passage DAO is directed through a governance-driven, impact-verified process that ensures financial resources align with Indigenous stewardship principles while remaining fully decentralized and transparent.
Indigenous Governance Directs Capital Flow
The Passage DAO Council, in alignment with Elders and wisdom keepers, issues directives that determine capital allocation.
Instead of centralized control, these funds are distributed dynamically based on HALO-aligned engagement with Indigenous governance.
DAO-Driven Accountability in Impact Finance
All financial movements within Passage DAO are recorded on-chain, ensuring radical transparency and preventing fund misallocation.
Unlike traditional philanthropy, each investment, directive, and funding cycle is verifiable in real time.
Holistic Wealth Distribution
Economic flow within Passage DAO is distributed across three primary layers:
Indigenous Knowledge Holders → Directly compensated for their teachings, governance, and leadership.
Active Participants → Earn tokens through engagement with DAO initiatives, fulfilling directives, and contributing to governance.
Regenerative Impact Initiatives → Funded to drive ecological restoration, land protection, and community-driven sustainability projects.
Reinforcing the Passage Economic Flywheel (Virtuous Cycle)
Capital enters the system through subscriptions, token purchases, and impact investments.
HALO scoring ensures capital is directed based on verified contributions, rather than arbitrary influence.
Ongoing engagement sustains economic flow, ensuring alignment, governance participation, and corporate accountability remain self-reinforcing.
8. Roadmap & Phased Implementation
The Passage DAO roadmap outlines a multi-phase expansion strategy designed to scale Indigenous-led governance, wisdom-based economic systems, and global adoption of regenerative directives. Each phase builds upon the foundation of the previous, ensuring that DAO participation, HALO engagement, and wisdom artifact adoption become self-sustaining components of the ecosystem.
8.1. Phase 1: 2025 – Laying the Foundation
Key Objectives:
MVP Launch at ATTUNE/01 (May 2025).
First cohort of Passage Excursions activated.
Wisdom Artifact Beta Testing Begins → Develop first-generation Indigenous-led courses, objects, and digital artifacts.
Passage DAO Subscription & Engagement Model Launched.
First HALO-Tracked Directives Issued by the Passage DAO Council.
Governance Model Established: Federated decision-making framework formalized.
Begin Corporate Alignment Program: Pilot partnership with select businesses seeking HALO accreditation.
Milestone: Passage DAO establishes itself as a functioning Indigenous-led governance system, issuing wisdom-based directives and tracking HALO engagement.
8.2. Phase 2: 2026 – Expanding the Passage Ecosystem
Key Objectives:
Growth beyond Excursions → Broadening access to Indigenous knowledge.
Launch of Expanded Subscription Model → Individuals, organizations, and institutions can access wisdom artifacts, engage in ongoing teachings, and align with wisdom-based governance.
Introduction of Scalable Artifacts & Digital Modules → Expansion of curated indigenous-designed wisdom artifacts, mentorship programs, and regenerative economic templates.
Second-Wave HALO Expansion: Deeper integration of on-chain verification for directives & engagement metrics.
Governance Consulting Becomes Operational → Passage DAO expands its role in advising corporations, institutions, and nation-states on aligning with wisdom-based decision-making.
Begin Integration with Federated DAOs & Parallel Governance Frameworks.
Milestone: Passage DAO moves from an experimental model to a fully functional parallel governance system, with individuals, corporations, and institutions aligning with its directives.
8.3. Phase 3: 2027–2028 – Governance at Scale & Parallel Civilization Development
Key Objectives:
Passage DAO becomes a recognized alternative governance model, with Indigenous-led decision-making influencing territorial policies, economic structures, and planetary regeneration initiatives.
HALO Becomes an Institutional-Scale Metric → Corporations, nations, and organizations adopt HALO scoring as an official metric for planetary stewardship.
Full-Scale Deployment of Investable Artifacts → Global impact investors begin funding Passage-aligned artifacts as a verified mechanism for economic transformation.
Corporate & Institutional Adoption of Passage Governance Models.
Beta Deployment of the Protostar World-Building Module → Temporal-spatial tracking system visualizing Passage-aligned governance outcomes vs. current world trajectory.
Milestone: Passage DAO functions as a parallel planetary governance framework, influencing state, corporate, and individual decision-making through verified wisdom-based directives.
8.4. Phase 4: 2029–2030 – The Global Shift
Key Objectives:
Passage DAO recognized as a global governance structure operating alongside nation-states.
HALO Accreditation becomes an essential metric for planetary stewardship.
The Protostar Becomes a Living Model of the Parallel Future.
Passage Governance Frameworks Integrated into National & International Institutions.
Federated Passage Nations Begin Formation: Self-organized Wisdom-Led Communities aligning with Indigenous governance structures.
Milestone: Passage DAO catalyzes the emergence of a global, federated governance system rooted in Indigenous wisdom, non-materialist economics, and planetary reciprocity.
8.5. Continuous Adaptation & Future Evolution
The DAO remains dynamic and responsive, adapting to evolving planetary conditions, Indigenous governance insights, and technological advancements.
HALO ensures ongoing alignment between passage directives, community engagement, and real-world outcomes.
The Passage Economy expands to sustain Indigenous-led governance at scale.
Wisdom artifacts, governance models, and regenerative economics continue evolving to meet emerging planetary challenges.
This roadmap transforms Passage DAO from an emergent Indigenous-led economic system into a fully operational planetary governance model, integrating parallel economic, governance, and cultural frameworks that restore humanity’s alignment with Earth.
9. Future Vision & Scaling Toward a Regenerative Civilization
Passage DAO is more than an economic system or a governance experiment—it is the emergence of a parallel, Indigenous-led planetary framework designed to guide humanity toward a sustainable, wisdom-centered future.
As the DAO matures, it will scale beyond its initial governance and economic models to integrate into the broader transformation of civilization, offering a verifiable, regenerative alternative to current state and corporate paradigms.
9.1. Passage as a Global Governance Alternative
Passage DAO does not seek to replace nation-states but to offer a parallel governance model that operates outside existing state structures, grounded in holistic intelligence, Indigenous sovereignty, and sacred reciprocity.
Federated Passage Nations → Over time, self-organized, wisdom-led communities may form around Passage directives, establishing new governance structures that align with Indigenous knowledge systems.
Interoperability with Other Federated DAOs → Passage will function as part of a broader federated system, enabling cooperation between regenerative DAOs focused on planetary stewardship, decentralized governance, and post-capitalist economic models.
The Transition from Control-Based Governance to Guidance-Based Governance → As Passage DAO scales, it will replace extractive state governance models with self-organizing wisdom-led structures that function through HALO resonance and verified impact metrics.
9.2. The Protostar: A Real-Time World-Building Module
The Protostar is a world-building module that captures temporal and spatial data to visualize both:
The current world trajectory under existing governance, economic, and cultural systems.
An alternative Passage-aligned world trajectory based on regenerative, Indigenous-led governance.
Temporal-Spatial Data Integration → The Protostar continuously updates based on real-world Passage DAO directives, HALO resonance scores, and verified regenerative outcomes.
A Comparative Model for Civilization → Governments, corporations, and communities will be able to see the immediate impact of wisdom-based governance vs. the status quo.
A Template for Parallel Polis Creation → The Protostar serves as a tangible map for developing decentralized, Indigenous-led, wisdom-based societies in real-time.
9.3. Institutional & Corporate Alignment Through HALO Accreditation
Passage DAO offers a new model for institutional and corporate alignment, allowing companies, NGOs, and governments to engage in wisdom-based governance and economy.
HALO Accreditation for Organizations → Passage DAO will assess corporate structures, supply chains, and institutional policies, issuing a dynamic HALO score that reflects an entity’s alignment with Indigenous wisdom and regenerative governance.
Economic Incentives for Alignment → HALO-aligned organizations will gain preferential access to Indigenous-led initiatives, funding pools, and global recognition as wisdom-driven institutions.
A Mechanism for Redistributing Wealth to Indigenous Leadership → Corporations will fund HALO-aligned directives through Passage, ensuring financial flow into Indigenous governance structures and planetary restoration efforts.
9.4. The Long-Term Vision: A Post-Capitalist Regenerative Economy
Passage DAO envisions a future beyond extractive economies, beyond scarcity-driven governance models, and beyond colonial capitalism.
Wisdom-Based Value Exchange → Economic power will no longer be tied to capital accumulation but to demonstrated alignment with wisdom directives and planetary stewardship.
The Rise of Parallel Governance Structures → Passage DAO and similar federated governance systems will offer alternatives to nation-state governance, with individuals and communities opting into Indigenous-led decision-making.
A New Measure of Civilization’s Progress → Rather than GDP or market growth, HALO resonance and regenerative impact will become the defining measure of planetary success.
9.5. The Next Horizon: The Evolution of Passage DAO
The DAO will continue to evolve in response to Indigenous wisdom, technological advancements, and planetary needs.
Global recognition of Indigenous governance as a legitimate parallel model.
A fully operational Passage-based economy, where wisdom artifacts and directives sustain regenerative economic cycles.
The transition from concept to living prototype: HALO-governed communities emerging across the world.
An irreversible cultural shift—governance, economy, and civilization itself becoming wisdom-centered.
Conclusion
The Passage to a New Civilization
Passage DAO is not an experiment—it is the seed of a new world.
By decentralizing Indigenous wisdom, activating verifiable regenerative economies, and enabling wisdom-led governance to function at scale, Passage is building a civilization-wide transition mechanism, guiding humanity from an extractive, collapsing paradigm into an emergent, harmonious future.