Tracks

Nicole L. Gilley
Professor Janakos
English 2
May 21, 2008
Chippewa and righteousness.
Admittedly I knew zero of the Chippewa tribe prior to rendering Tracks, being part infixed American myself, I only knew of my heritage, that heritage being Chickasaw. Ive heard stories from my maternal grandmother, who helped raise me, about what she felt ilk being born and raised on a engagement up until the death of her mother, and afterwards what it was like to move and give out accustomed to live as an African American child. I remember hearing stories, of many illnesses many which claimed most endemic Americans lives, including the life of my maternal Great-Grandmother during that time. After reading Tracks, I became interested in the history of the Chippewa people, I did nearly research not only for preparation for this essay, but because I was generally curious as to how what they were doing now, along with how accurate the harbour was both historically and of course culturally, in addition to purpose out if the reactions of the characters in the novel were typical to the Chippewa people of that time, or did the author use any creative license?



The novel, Tracks take place during the time period of 1912-1924, during that time many inborn Americans lost not only their lives to the sickness, they in like manner lost their land to taxes. Most importantly they struggled to maintain their identity. some(prenominal) primordial Americans, much like some of the characters in this book, resisted and were tire out of customs and religions of whites, and many struggled to hold their spiritual identity during this time.
Religion is a central conflict in this book; this ill-tempered aspect of the book is historically true, upon closer review I learned that it was much deeper than just religion. Many Native Americans of the time, like Nanapush and Fleur were wary of Catholics and any form of Christianity, and didnt feel as if they needed to be saved. Native Americans have always had the own beliefs and...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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