Indian Horse Task by https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4 By Melin . GL en-us 2024-05-24 02:34:09 UTC 2024-05-29 18:09:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f440.png Summary of chapter 1 to 15 melingl https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010549382
In chapters 1 to 15 i learn about the early life of Saul Indian Horse, a young Ojibway boy from Northern Ontario. Saul’s family tries to live according to their traditional ways, but they face many problems from the Canadian government’s efforts to change Indigenous people’s lives.
Saul’s older brother, Benjamin, is taken away to a residential school, which are places meant to force Indigenous children to adopt white culture. When Benjamin escapes and comes back home, he is very sick with tuberculosis. Despite their efforts, Benjamin dies, leaving the family heartbroken.
The family decides to move deeper into the wilderness to avoid the authorities and to try to live off the land. During this time, Saul learns more about his culture from his grandmother, Naomi. They try to stay hidden and keep their traditions alive, but life is hard. Eventually, Saul’s parents leave him and Naomi in their camp to get help but never return. Naomi and Saul set out to find them, but Naomi dies along the way, leaving Saul all alone.
Saul is found and taken to St. Jerome’s Indian Residential School, where he faces harsh treatment. At the school, the priests and nuns are very strict, and the children are forced to give up their culture and language. Saul experiences physical and emotional abuse, making life very hard.
In the midst of this difficult life, Saul discovers hockey. Watching the older boys play, he becomes fascinated by the game. Hockey becomes a refuge for Saul, giving him moments of joy and freedom. He practices whenever he can, and his talent quickly becomes clear. The rink, with its clear ice and its boards and lines, becomes a place of peace for him.
Hockey helps Saul cope with the trauma he faces at the residential school. When he plays, he can forget about his problems for a while and feel calm and safe. The sport gives him a sense of control and accomplishment that he doesn’t get from anywhere else in his life. Through hockey, Saul finds a small bit of hope and a way to survive the harsh realities around him. The game symbolizes his strength and his fight to hold onto his identity in a world that tries to take it away.]]> 2024-05-28 18:34:56 UTC https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010549382 melingl https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010552131 Chapter 16-18:
Saul becomes very good at hockey. He joins the Moose, a team of Native players, and quickly becomes their best player. The team travels to different towns to play games, but they face a lot of racism. Even with these problems, hockey helps Saul feel like he belongs and lets him forget the bad memories from the residential school.]]> 2024-05-28 18:38:26 UTC https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010552131 melingl https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010553056 Chapter 19-21:
As the Moose win more games, they face tougher teams and more racism. In one game, Saul gets hurt badly. Father Leboutilier, who has always supported Saul, comes to a game and praises him. Saul misses Father Leboutilier because he was kind and different from the other priests at the school.]]> 2024-05-28 18:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010553056 melingl https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010553555 Chapter 22-24:
When summer comes and the ice rink melts, Saul feels lost without hockey. He spends time in nature, which helps him feel better. But the bad memories from St. Jerome’s still bother him. He tries to focus on his dream of playing hockey to cope with his pain.

]]> 2024-05-28 18:40:18 UTC https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010553555 melingl https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010553905 Chapter 25-27:
Saul gets a chance to play for a better team, the Marlboros in Toronto. He plays well but faces new racism. The newspapers use mean words to talk about him, and his teammates leave him out. Even with these problems, Saul keeps playing, hoping to prove he is good enough.]]> 2024-05-28 18:40:42 UTC https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010553905 melingl https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010554331 Chapter 28-30:
Saul realizes that hockey does not make him happy anymore. The racism and pressure have taken away his joy. He feels disconnected from himself and the game he loves. Saul thinks about his journey and understands that he needs to deal with his past to find peace. He decides to leave the team and go back to Manitouwadge, hoping to heal and reconnect with his roots.]]> 2024-05-28 18:41:11 UTC https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010554331 Chapter 16 to 30 melingl https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010554863 2024-05-28 18:41:40 UTC https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010554863 Chapter 31 to 43 melingl https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010578010 2024-05-28 19:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010578010 melingl https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010579946 Chapter 31-33:
Saul struggles with his hockey team. He faces a lot of racism and feels very alone. His love for hockey starts to fade because of the bad experiences. Saul remembers his time at St. Jerome’s school and how badly the priests and nuns treated the children. He realizes he has been using hockey to escape these painful memories.

]]> 2024-05-28 19:13:34 UTC https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010579946 melingl https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010580213 Chapter 34-36:
Saul leaves the hockey team and goes back to Manitouwadge. He gets a job as a laborer, but he still feels lost. He begins drinking a lot to forget his pain. The people in Manitouwadge welcome him back, but Saul feels disconnected from everyone. He tries to forget his past, but the memories keep coming back.]]> 2024-05-28 19:14:01 UTC https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010580213 melingl https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010580499 Chapter 37-39:
Saul visits St. Jerome’s and Gods Lake, important places from his childhood. At St. Jerome’s, he remembers the abuse he suffered. At Gods Lake, he recalls losing his family and the traditional Ojibway ways he had to leave behind. These visits help Saul understand how much his past affects him now.]]> 2024-05-28 19:14:27 UTC https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010580499 melingl https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010580662 Chapter 40-41:
Saul joins an Alcoholics Anonymous group to deal with his drinking problem. He meets Erv Sift, who becomes a good friend and supporter. Erv helps Saul see that he needs to face his past to heal. Saul starts to talk about his experiences and begins to feel a little better.]]> 2024-05-28 19:14:42 UTC https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010580662 melingl https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010581893 Chapter 42-43:
Saul keeps working on his healing by sharing his story with others. He reconnects with his Ojibway roots and starts to feel like he belongs again. Saul understands he can’t change the past, but he can choose how to move forward. He decides to live a life that honour his heritage and the people who helped him.
So These chapters show Saul’s journey to healing. By facing his painful memories, he finds strength in his community and culture. Saul begins to reclaim his identity and find peace and purpose.]]> 2024-05-28 19:16:24 UTC https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010581893 melingl https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010583634 Chapter 44-45:
Saul faces his painful memories. He talks to Father Leboutilier to understand why he was hurt. Saul realizes that Father Leboutilier, whom he once trusted, was also part of the abuse. This makes Saul feel very angry and betrayed.]]> 2024-05-28 19:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010583634 melingl https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010584387 Chapter 46-47:
Saul goes back to nature, which gives him some peace. He remembers his family and their traditional Ojibway ways. This helps him feel stronger and more connected to his roots.]]> 2024-05-28 19:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010584387 melingl https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010585000 Chapter 48-52:
Saul decides to talk more about his experiences. He shares his story with his friends and people in his community. This is very hard for him, but it also helps him heal. He starts to feel that he is not alone and that others understand his pain.
Saul joins a support group for other survivors of residential schools. They share their stories and support each other. This group helps Saul feel that he belongs and that he can start to build a new life.]]> 2024-05-28 19:21:08 UTC https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010585000 melingl https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010585508 Chapter 53-56
Saul begins to find new meaning in his life. He starts working with young people, teaching them about hockey and Ojibway culture. This work gives him joy and a sense of purpose. He feels that he is giving back to his community and helping others heal.Saul reflects on his journey. He understands that his past will always be a part of him, but he also sees that he has the power to choose his future. Saul decides to live in a way that honors his heritage and the strength of his ancestors. He feels hopeful about the future and ready to face whatever comes next.
These chapters show Saul’s continued journey of healing and growth. By facing his past and reconnecting with his culture, Saul finds strength and hope. He learns that sharing his story and helping others can bring peace and purpose to his life.]]> 2024-05-28 19:21:52 UTC https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010585508 Chapter 44 to 56 melingl https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010585894 2024-05-28 19:22:19 UTC https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010585894 Quote 1 melingl https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010590462 The moon hung in the sky like the face of a drum. As I watched, it became the shining face of a rink, where Indian boys in cast-off skates laughed in the thrill of the game, the smallest among them zooming in and out on outsized skates. I offered tobacco to the lake where everything started and everything ended, to the cliff that had made this the place of my people, and I offered my thanks aloud in an Ojibway prayer.

Saul realizes that his trauma and love for hockey are connected, but he still finds joy in the sport. When he returns to Gods Lake, he accepts both his past and present self. He remembers "Indian boys in cast-off skates" from his time at residential school. At the lake, he gives thanks in Ojibway, showing his people's strong legacy.Back in Manitouwadge, Saul decides to coach young Indigenous hockey players. This decision is inspired by the joy he saw at Gods Lake and helps him connect his past, present, and future. By teaching hockey, Saul continues his grandmother Naomi's legacy and unites different parts of his life.(chapter 51,page 119)]]> 2024-05-28 19:28:48 UTC https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010590462 Quote 2 melingl https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010591981 understood then that when you miss a thing it leaves a hole that only the thing you miss can fill.

Saul realizes how much he missed playing hockey when he returns to the ice after years on the road. This sense of loss applies to many parts of his life. He compares St. Jerome’s to a black hole because it took important things from him and left nothing in return.When he sought Father Leboutilier’s affection instead of his grandmother’s, he was hurt. Seeing his great-grandfather Shabogeesick started to heal this wound. After leaving his friends to work on the road, Saul tried to fill his emptiness with alcohol and strangers, but it didn’t help. Only coming home made him feel whole again.Although this realization might seem sad, it's hopeful because the novel suggests new beginnings are always possible. When Saul returns to Gods Lake, he finds what he has been missing, even though both he and the place have changed.(chapter 56 , page 128)]]> 2024-05-28 19:31:27 UTC https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010591981 Quote 3 melingl https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010600122 ‘A great change will come. It will come with the speed of lightning and it will scorch all our lives. This is what Horse said to me under the great bowl of sky. “The People will see many things they have never seen before, and I am but one of them.” 
(Chapter 2, Page 6)
This is the teaching that Saul’s great-grandfather, Shabogeesick, receives from the horse that he brings to their people. It foreshadows Saul and his entire generation’s separation from the old ways.
]]> 2024-05-28 19:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010600122 Quote 4 melingl https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010601379 “It was odd to see the expressions of a grown man on a boy’s face.” 
(Chapter 5, Page 16)
When Benjamin escapes the school and returns to the family, he is broken. He does not discuss what happened at the school, but he is thin and wary. This, too, presages Saul’s own experience at St. Jerome’s.
]]> 2024-05-28 19:44:59 UTC https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010601379 Question melingl https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010606789 Yes, I think Indian Horse is told in a way that is empowering and not preachy, threatening, or guilt-inducing.

First of all , the book shows how strong Saul Indian Horse is. He faces hard times like the trauma of residential schools and racism, but he finds peace and purpose in hockey. His journey of healing and finding himself is inspiring and gives domething like hope to readers.

Secondly, indian Horse is not preachy because it tells Saul's story from his own view, letting readers understand his life and come to their own conclusions. The story is honest and personal, making readers feel connected to Saul's experiences without feeling like they are being lectured. The simple and sincere storytelling lets the emotions of Saul's journey come through without being too dramatic.]]> 2024-05-28 19:53:27 UTC https://padlet.com/melingl/uiaid2zkogm7d3q4/wish/3010606789