An Ojibwe soldier in the Canadian military during World War I. Elijah and Xavier meet the Indian in a pub in the French village of Lens—the only other Anishnabe they meet during the war—and he reminds them that there are many Anishnabe soldiers in France. “We all want to be warriors again,” the Indian says. Through the Indian, Boyden reminds readers of the thousands of Indigenous soldiers who fought for Canada during World War I, history that is often neglected, or erased, through the whitewashing of broader society.
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The Indian Character Timeline in Three Day Road
The timeline below shows where the character The Indian appears in Three Day Road. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Tapakwewin: Snaring
...pub. “There are other Lisettes,” Elijah says. In the pub, Elijah and Xavier see another Indian. He’s Anishnabe, an Ojibwe, from the looks of it.
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“Wachay, wachay,” Elijah says to the Indian. The Indian, a corporal, looks at them. “Three Anishnabe in the same place,” he says....
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“My guess is that you are Whiskeyjack,” the Indian says, “and this drunk fellow beside you is Bird. […] Your reputation walks ahead of...
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