![]() ![]() Both of his parents are residential school survivors. Saul is happiest when learning traditional skills and family lore from his grandmother. It begins in the northern Ontario where Saul lives off the land with his parents, grandmother and older brother Ben. Although a deeply personal tale, it is also reflective of the wider intergenerational trauma experienced by thousands of Indigenous residential school survivors across Canada. It begins with Saul, a former minor league hockey star, recovering in a treatment centre for alcoholism he is chronicling his life experience as a means of facing his addiction. It is set in northern Ontario in the 1950’s and 60’s. Indian Horse tells the story of Saul Indian Horse. As one of Canada’s foremost Indigenous authors and storytellers, Wagamese’s body of work includes six novels, a book of poetry ( Runaway Dreams), and five non-fiction titles, including two memoirs and an anthology of his newspaper columns. Indian Horse is a stark, yet incredibly beautifully written novel by Ojibway writer Richard Wagamese. ![]()
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