Reflect on if you did or did not notice other literary differences, such as with the narrative structure, character development, or style, for example?
Read Wab Kinew’s The Reason You Walk. Use your library card to get a hard copy of the book at your local library or read it online using the Overdrive app. It is also available free with a free trial of Audible: https://www.audible.ca/pd/The-Reason-You-Walk-Audiobook/B077F1319SL
Perhaps you can find it in our E-library.
If you cannot access a copy of the book, let me know, and we will send a copy out to you.
After reading Wab Kinew’s The Reason, You Walk,” spend some time reflecting on the themes presented. Are these themes noticeably different than what you have read in other non-Indigenous literature?
Reflect on if you did or did not notice other literary differences, such as with the narrative structure, character development, or style, for example? Was there an emphasis placed on story ownership or rules surrounding different cultural practices or events, or did the author embed Indigenous words in the text?