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Richard Wagamese

Indian Horse

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

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Paired Texts & Other Resources

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  • 2016 nonfiction reflection by author Richard Wagamese
  • shares Indian Horse’s theme of Communication versus Silence

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Other Student Resources

Richard Wagamese’s presentation on Indian Horse

  • a 2013 presentation at the University of British Columbia

Indian Horse trailer

  • promotes the 2017 film adaptation of the novel

Teacher Resources

Canada's Dark Secret

  • a 2017 documentary from al-Jazeera on Canada’s residential schools, including interviews (content warning: material related to sexual assault)

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