Throughout the course so far, I have been able to gain a greater understanding of the First Nations peoples culture. As the course progresses it is noticed that as we keep going further into the past of the First nation's people, it keeps building on itself, due to the fact that there has been so much history covered up. Through the pieces of the literature studied in class, such as the novel Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese and the poem seven matches by Gord Downie and Jeff Lemire, I have been able to determine how the four major themes within the course, identity, sovereignty, relationships, and challenges are a part of the First Nations culture's past. The First Nations people are struggling with these themes, but are in a pace now where they are working to fix their broken past.
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Saul first started to become affected by racism when he is playing for the Moose, an Indian hockey team, who play against teams who are unfamiliar with native players. Fans of the games would shout racial comments to the boys on the Moose because " the white people think it's their game" (Wagamese 129). When the team goes to eat at a café one night after a game, they are rudely approached by some working men saying "We don't eat with Indians" (133). As Saul kept taking his hockey career to the next level, the worse the
Saul first started to become affected by racism when he is playing for the Moose, an Indian hockey team, who play against teams who are unfamiliar with native players. Fans of the games would shout racial comments to the boys on the Moose because " the white people think it's their game" (Wagamese 129). When the team goes to eat at a café one night after a game, they are rudely approached by some working men saying "We don't eat with Indians" (133). As Saul kept taking his hockey career to the next level, the worse the