Indian Horse

by Richard Wagamese

Indian Horse: Frame Story 1 key example

Chapter 5
Explanation and Analysis—Manitou Gameeng:

Naomi regales Benjamin and Saul with the story of Gods Lake as they leave their tent village behind. During their trek in Chapter 5, she explains the site’s haunted origins, which forms a frame story within the main timeline of the novel:

The people called the place Manitou Gameeng, and it became Gods Lake when the Zhaunagush missionaries heard the tale. No one could stay there; whenever anybody tried, a powerful presence would overwhelm them and they would run away.