The Blackout/Apocalypse
The massive electricity blackout, which some characters refer to as an “apocalypse,” symbolizes the oppression and trauma that First Nations people have endured since European settlers colonized the Americas. In Moon of the Crusted Snow…
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Sage and Tobacco
The community’s dwindling supply of traditional herbs (primarily sage and tobacco) represents First Nations people’s collective loss of their indigenous traditions. Burning plants and herbs is an important spiritual ritual for the Anishinaabe people. The…
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