Three Day Road

Three Day Road

by

Joseph Boyden

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Birds and Airplanes

Birds are symbolic of the connection between nature and the Anishnabe people in Three Day Road, and the similarities between Indigenous characters and birds highlights their cohesion with the natural world in contrast to…

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The Medicine Bundle

A medicine bundle is a collection of sacred items wrapped together, usually given during spiritual ceremonies, and they are symbolic of Native Cree identity in Three Day Road. In Anishnabe culture, medicine bundles are…

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The Lynx

The lynx is a large wild cat native to Canada, and it represents Niska’s spirituality and her connection to nature in Three Day Road. Niska is her clan’s hookimaw, or spiritual leader…

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