Thomas King
Thomas King identifies as having ancestry from these three backgrounds.
What are Cherokee, German and Greek?
Mimi is described as having ancestry from this Indigenous group.
What is Blackfoot?
This grumpy, reluctant traveler is one of the two protagonists in "Indians on Vacation".
Who is Blackbird Mavrias (Bird)?
Thomas King employs this literary technique throughout the novel to address serious issues related to Indigenous experiences. (Irony, Sarcasm, Understatement, etc.)
What is humor and satire?
“The problem with creating monsters is that, in the end, it’s impossible to control them.”
Who is Mimi Bull Shield?
The story of Indians on Vacation was inspired by 2 real people.
Who are Thomas King and his partner, Helen Hoy?
Collections of sacred objects that symbolize a spiritual path for Indigenous peoples, including the Crow (Apsáalooké) tribe.
What is the Crow (medicine) bundle?
The names of the "demons".
Who are Eugene, Cat (Kitty), Didi and Desi and Chip?
The novel's protagonist has similar internal conflicts as Bird. *Novel was read in class and mentioned in previous slides.
What is Siddhartha?
“Blackbird is okay, but Mavrias don’t sound much Indian to me.”
Who is Bernie Bull Shield (Mimi Bull Shield's mother)?
First novel King wrote
What is Medicine River?
This "demon" is the name Mimi gives to Bird's depression.
Who is Didi?
The mention of Chanie Wenjack in the novel and the poem "Invictus" and the connection we made with Siddhartha's character in relation to Bird are all examples of this literary device.
What is intertextuality?
“Of course,” he says, “of course. Cultures are living things. They must continue to change or they will die. This is true, is it not?”
Who is Oz?
The real name of Oz.
Who is Oscar Zoraster Diggs?
"You don’t even deserve to be alive."
Who is Eugene?