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Tracks: Black-and-white Films and Humor Prohibit Surrender
Louise Erdrich Tracks

It okay however not very interesting story. It is a confusing story at the beginning. I am still uncertain if Nanapush is a male or female. the writer wrote this story as a third person, which again leaves me confused.
The story Indians feel that they have been robbed from all there fortune. However Nana push drowns and never dies or she dies and she becomes a witch I'm confused.
Set in North Dakota at a time in the past century when Indian tribes were struggling to keep what little remained of their lands, Tracks is a tale of passion and deep unrest. Over the course of ten crucial years, as tribal land and trust between people erode ceaselessly, men and women are pushed to the brink of their endurance—yet their pride and humor prohibit surrender. The reader will experience shock and pleasure in encountering characters that are compelling and rich in their vigor
Set in North Dakota at a time in the past century when Indian tribes were struggling to keep what little remained of their lands, Tracks is a tale of passion and deep unrest. Over the course of ten crucial years, as tribal land and trust between people erode ceaselessly, men and women are pushed to the brink of their endurance—yet their pride and humor prohibit surrender. The reader will experience shock and pleasure in encountering characters that are compelling and rich in their vigor.
Louise Erdrich Tracks

It okay however not very interesting story. It is a confusing story at the beginning. I am still uncertain if Nanapush is a male or female. the writer wrote this story as a third person, which again leaves me confused.
The story Indians feel that they have been robbed from all there fortune. However Nana push drowns and never dies or she dies and she becomes a witch I'm confused.
Set in North Dakota at a time in the past century when Indian tribes were struggling to keep what little remained of their lands, Tracks is a tale of passion and deep unrest. Over the
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