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Indian Horse (French: Cheval Indien in North America or Jeu blanc in Europe) is a novel by Canadian writer Richard Wagamese, published by Douglas & McIntyre in 2012. The novel centres on Saul Indian Horse, a First Nations boy from Ontario who survives the residential school system and becomes a talented ice hockey player, only for his past ...
Saul Indian Horse is the protagonist and narrator of the novel. In many ways, his life is modeled on that of Richard Wagamese, the author. Saul is a member of the Fish Clan, an Indigenous Canadian tribe that lives near the Winnipeg River. At a young age, Saul’s family is torn apart by white Canadians who steal away his brother, Benjamin, and ...
The film centres on Saul Indian Horse, a young Canadian First Nations boy who survives Canada's Indian residential school system to become a star ice hockey player. [3] [4] [5] The film stars Sladen Peltier as Saul at age 6, Forrest Goodluck as Saul at age 15, and Ajuawak Kapashesit as Saul at age 22; along with supporting roles by Edna ...
Chapter 1. Saul Indian Horse introduces himself as a member of the Fish Clan, an indigenous people from northern Ontario. Saul is a patient at the New Dawn Centre, an alcohol treatment center run by other Fish Clan members. Saul recalls a time when the Fish Clan people talked in terms of myths.
As he grapples with the trauma of abuse and cultural erasure, Saul discovers solace in playing hockey. The novel explores themes of identity, trauma, and the impact of systemic oppression on Indigenous communities. Read the full book summary or chapter-by-chapter summaries of Indian Horse.
Jul 24, 2019 · Indian Horse (2012) is the sixth novel by Ojibwe author Richard Wagamese. Set in Northern Ontario in the late 1950s and early 1960s, it follows protagonist Saul Indian Horse as he uses his extraordinary talent for ice hockey to try and escape his traumatic residential school experience.
Plot Overview. Chapter Summaries. Plot Overview. Next. Saul Indian Horse is a member of the Fish Clan, an indigenous tribe from northern Ontario. He grows up with his parents, John and Mary; his brother Benjamin; his sister Rachel; and his grandmother, Naomi, in the late 1950s.
