Elder Brother and the Law of the People: Contemporary Kinship and Cowessess First Nation - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Robert Alexander InnesSeries:Critical Studies in Native History #17Publish date:2013-11-13Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Manitoba PressISBN-13:9780887557460ISBN-10:887557465UPC:9780887557460Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Ethnic Studies, Indigenous Peoples in the Americas, SociologyBook Topic:American, Marriage & FamilySize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SC2R9QK325
Elder Brother and the Law of the People: Contemporary Kinship and Cowessess First Nation
In the pre-reserve era, Aboriginal bands in the northern plains were relatively small multicultural communities that actively maintained fluid and inclusive membership through traditional kinship practices. These practices were governed by the Law of the People as described in the traditional stories of Wîsashkêcâhk, or Elder Brother, that outlined social interaction, marriage, adoption, and...
Series: Critical Studies in Native History #17
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Manitoba PressISBN-13:9780887557460ISBN-10:887557465UPC:9780887557460Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Ethnic Studies, Indigenous Peoples in the Americas, SociologyBook Topic:American, Marriage & FamilySize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SC2R9QK325
Robert Alexander Innes is Assistant Professor in the department of Native Studies at the University of Saskatchewan and a Plains Cree member of Cowessess First Nation.
Publisher: University of Manitoba Press
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