Elder Brother and the Law of the People : Contemporary Kinship and Cowessess First Nation Readers White's first published children's book

White's first published children's book

Navajo and African American

An accompanying Teacher Resource for A Mighty Muskrats Mystery: The Case of Windy Lake

Drawing on written sources

Elder Brother and the Law of the People : Contemporary Kinship and Cowessess First Nation Readers White's first published children's bookRobert 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