Elder Brother and the Law of the People : Contemporary Kinship and Cowessess First Nation Readers Frances Abele is Chancellor’s Professor

Frances Abele is Chancellor’s Professor

David provides a rich description of the Witsuwit'en way of life as well as the injustices suffered at the hands of Indian agents and settlers

the sixties scoop

Drawing on written sources

Elder Brother and the Law of the People : Contemporary Kinship and Cowessess First Nation Readers Frances Abele is Chancellor’s ProfessorRobert Alexander Innes is a member of 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 Wsashkchk, or Elder Brother, that outlined social interaction, marriage, adoption, and