Night Flying Woman

by

Ignatia Broker

Night Flying Woman Symbols

Sickness

Sickness symbolizes the dramatic losses that white colonists caused Native American culture. In addition to its metaphorical meaning, sickness was a catastrophic historical event in indigenous people’s history. When European colonists seize the forests in…

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Birch Bark

Birch bark symbolizes Ojibway culture. Before settlers displace them, the Ojibway live in birch forests. Their traditional lifestyle entails subsisting modestly on the land, while striving not to disrupt the natural ecosystem. The Ojibway only…

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