Cover
Contents
Illustrations
Introduction
Map 2. Cowessess and its neighbouring First Nations, Sakimay, Kakewistahaw, and Ochapowace
Table 1. Population of Cowessess First Nation, July 2013
Chapter 1: Elder Brother as Cultural Hero: The Law of the People and Contemporary Customary Kinship
Tricksters
Âtayôhkêwina and Âcimowina
Elder Brother as Cultural Hero
Elder Brother Stories as Law of the People
Chapter 2: A Historical View of the Iron Alliance
Emergence of the Iron Alliance
Origins of the Assiniboine
Origins of the Saulteaux
Archaeology and the Emergence of Plains First Nations People
Origins of the Métis
Aboriginal People of the Saskatchewan Plains, 1800–1870
Saskatchewan’s Aboriginal People up to 1885
Chapter 3: Multicultural Bands on the Northern Plains and the Notion of “Tribal” Histories
Chapter 4: The Multicultural Composition of Cowessess First Nation
The Cowessess Band and Louis O’Soup, 1870–1913
Cowessess Band in the Twentieth Century
Chapter 5: Cowessess Band Members and the Importance of Family Ties
Impact of Dysfunction and the Reserve Economy on Kinship Practices
Change and Continuity of Kinship Patterns
Maintenance of Family Connections
Chapter 6: First Nations Response to Membership Codes of the Indian Act: Bill C-31 and Cowessess First Nation
Entrenchment of Legal Criteria for “Indian”
Challenges to the Indian Act’s Membership Code
Reactions to Bill C-31
Cowessess Members’ Views of Bill C-31
Chapter 7: Implementing Treaty Obligations in Saskatchewan: Cowessess First Nation and Treaty Land Entitlement
The Emergence of Treaty Land Entitlement
The Treaty Land Entitlement Framework Agreement
Cowessess First Nation and Treaty Land Entitlement
Cowessess Members’ View of the Impact of TLE
Conclusion
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index
