Native communities are thriving, living populations - not something of the past.
There is no one universal Native experience- each Nation has its own unique culture and language.
Federal policies of removal, relocation, and forced assimilation have changed how Native communities interact with surrounding lands.
Assimilation through reservation systems, boarding schools, and termination policies have had inter-generational impacts on Native peoples.
Native American experiences can be viewed through the lens of resilience.Connections can be drawn between the experiences described in works of literature and those described by individual.
Tribal identity is a complex combination of heritage, family, history, experience, and relationships.
There There is structured such that themes from earlier in the novel appear later in the novel, often in different characters’ voices