Saul Indian Horse is a member of the Fish Clan, an Indigenous Canadian tribe that lives near the Winnipeg River. Spare and compact yet undeniably rich, Indian Horse is at once a heartbreaking account of a dark chapter in our history and a moving coming-of-age story. Richard Wagamese’s Indian Horse takes its title from the protagonist Saul Indian Horse ’s family name, so it’s no surprise that family (and the traditions that families preserve) is one of the book’s central themes. Yet as Saul’s victories mount, so do the indignities and the taunts, the racism and the hatred-the harshness of a world that will never welcome him, tied inexorably to the sport he loves. Together they open doors for him: away from the school, into an all-Ojibway amateur circuit, and finally within grasp of a professional career. Rising at dawn to practice alone, Saul proves determined and undeniably gifted. At the urging of a priest, he finds a tentative salvation in hockey. He is raised from violence and deprivation of care throughout his life, but, despite this, he was able to fight through the pain inflicted on him and pursue his passion for his beloved sport hockey. Campanelli, is an important part of that reconciliation. In the novel Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese, the main character, Saul Indian Horse is faced with this situation. But when winter approaches, Saul loses everything: his brother, his parents, his beloved grandmother-and then his home itself.Īlone in the world and placed in a horrific boarding school, Saul is surrounded by violence and cruelty. Indian Horse, a novel by Ojibwe writer Richard Wagamese and now a movie from Stephen S. Among the lakes and the cedars, they attempt to reconnect with half-forgotten traditions and hide from the authorities who have been kidnapping Ojibway youth. Saul Indian Horse is a child when his family retreats into the woods. Now a major motion picture, produced by Clint Eastwood
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