History
This phrase refers to the process of repairing relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
What is reconciliation?
Giving human qualities to non-human things.
What is personification?
This traditional fried bread is a staple in many Indigenous communities.
What is bannock?
The novel takes place primarily in this fictional Ojibway community.
What is White Dog?
This Ojibwe author wrote Keeper'n Me and Indian Horse.
Who is Richard Wagamese?
This event involved the forced removal of Indigenous children from their families into non-Indigenous homes during the 1960s and beyond.
What is the 60s scoop?
Thomas King often used this technique in his writing to poke fun at a person or group of people and make them think.
What is satire?
This sport, invented by the First Nations, is Canada's official summer sport.
What is lacrosse?
Keeper often teaches through this traditional method.
What is oral storytelling?
According to Thomas King's opening line in The Massey Lectures, "The truth about stories is..."
What is "...that's all we are"?
This commission released 94 Calls to Action in 2015.
What is the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)?
Words that appeal to the reader's 5 senses.
What is imagery?
This Canadian province has the largest Indigenous population.
What is Ontario?
This animal appears frequently as an important symbol and spiritual guide.
What is the raven?
This short story by Richard Van Camp utilizes the slow transformation of characters to create a sympathetic character by the end.
What is "Man Babies"?
This group of 29 soldiers were recruited to create an unbreakable code for the Allies during WWII.
Who are the Navajo Code Talkers?
When the audience knows something a character does not know.
What is dramatic irony?
Roughly this many distinct Indigenous languages exist in Canada today (within the nearest 10).
What is 70 languages?
The author's main message is that Indigenous people can find strength through reconnecting with this.
What is culture / heritage / community?
This poem by Rita Joe discusses her experience losing her traditional language at residential school.
What is "I Lost My Talk"?
This government policy restricted many Indigenous cultural practices, including ceremonies such as the Potlatch.
What is the Indian Act?
An exaggeration used for emphasis.
What hyperbole?
These terms refer to the three constitutionally recognized Indigenous groups in Canada.
Who are the Metis, Inuit, and First Nations?
This literary technique is used throughout the novel to ease tension and make stories more memorable.
What is "humour"?
This trickster figure often serves as a creator, cultural hero, and/or foolish prankster in North American Indigenous stories.
Who is Coyote?