WtV: Timeline
Only by invoking an ancient law - much to the chagrin of some of the other old races - of demanding loyalty from races in their debt - from having been created by them or having had their homeworld rescued or from having been brought to new worlds for colonisation
Star Trek: Warrior - "Legacy"
Her's was different however, symbolising that she originated from a different tribe that had colonised a different world along the demilitarized zone on the cardassian border.