▁superior ▁Joe ▁Le aph orn , ▁the ▁" Leg end ary ▁Lieutenant ", ▁Che e ▁is ▁a ▁sta unch ▁bel ie ver ▁in ▁traditional ▁N ava jo ▁culture ; ▁indeed , ▁he ▁is ▁studying ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁traditional ▁he aler ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁police ▁officer . ▁ ▁Profile ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Jim ▁Che e ▁is ▁an ▁acting ▁ser ge ant ▁in ▁the ▁N ava jo ▁Trib al ▁Police ▁when ▁we ▁first ▁meet ▁him ▁in ▁People ▁of ▁Dark ness , ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁Crown point , ▁N M ▁office . ▁He ▁has ▁two ▁older ▁sister s , ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁and ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁brother ▁( his ▁little ▁father ) ▁and ▁her ▁two ▁sister s ▁( his ▁little ▁moth ers ) ▁are ▁still ▁alive ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁His ▁uncle , ▁Host een ▁Frank ▁Sam ▁Nak ai ▁is ▁frequently ▁helpful ▁to ▁Che e , ▁whose ▁advice ▁runs ▁through ▁Che e ' s ▁mind , ▁and ▁whose ▁t apes ▁of ▁the ▁words ▁for ▁various ▁N ava jo ▁rit uals ▁aid ▁Che e ▁in ▁memor izing ▁them . ▁From ▁child hood ▁on , ▁Che e ▁is ▁remarked ▁for ▁his ▁excellent ▁memory , ▁detailed ▁and ▁exact . ▁ ▁Che e ' s ▁uncle ▁has ▁told ▁him ▁that ▁he ▁cannot ▁act ively ▁choose ▁to ▁be ▁N ava jo ▁until ▁he ▁understand s ▁the ▁culture ▁of ▁the ▁whites ▁who ▁surr ound ▁and ▁interact ▁with ▁the ▁res ervation . ▁He ▁is ▁in ▁this ▁process ▁of ▁learning ▁when ▁he ▁first ▁asks ▁Mary