Kinesiology 3378F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Dickie Bird, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Nanabozho
5 Jan 2019
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Zachary: baker, cheats on hera with nanabush gazelle, witnesses simon"s death, has a baby. Big joey: with gazelle, dickie bird"s father trying to reconnect with him. Dickie bird: big joey"s son, fetal alcohol syndrome, rapes patsy with crucifix. Spooky: very christian, used to be as bad as the others. Simon: killed by his own gun when trying to kill dickie for raping his wife. optimistic, getting married. Author gives a very real depiction of life on the reserve without covering it up. Violence, alcoholism, poverty, fetal alcohol syndrome, and cultural decay. Dry lips leaves the reader with a sense of realism. Life on the reserve is ugly and there are no easy solutions. Effects of european colonialism on native cultures and peoples. Indigenous tribes" native system of beliefs and the european import known as. Spooky lacroix, the play"s representative for this alien belief system forced upon the indigenous peoples.
