Five Little Indians

by

Michelle Good

Five Little Indians Symbols

Birch Tree

The birch tree represents Clara’s connection to her home and to the Indigenous culture that was stolen from her when she was taken from her family and placed in the residential school. Birch trees…

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Flowers

The flowers that grow in Lucy’s back yard on Francis Street, in Sagastis’s garden in Saskatchewan and elsewhere in Five Little Indians represent the resilience and strength of the book’s Indigenous characters. Although…

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