Love Medicine | Social Concerns/Themes
The tribe, similar to but not the same as the extended family, is a cultural organization created by the action of Love Medicine. It is an action filled with the stories of various individual Chippewa, and their physical moves to stay or leave the reservation in North Dakota, and their spiritual moves to accommodate a pervasive American culture or remain true to the lifestyle and folkways of their Chippewa ancestors. In part, the linked short stories chart the health and success of characters who are in this process of movement, from the almost mythic time of “The Island,” the...
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