We talked about his niece's journey to bring her uncle Percy Onabigon home, and about the idea of granting rights to bodies of water, as in this article (contrasted with corporate law, granting rights to corporations in the US and other jurisdictions).
We read the chapter titled "Found" and students took notes.
We talked about the images of the resistance members emerging from the forest, and briefly touched upon the Oka Crisis. Students are encouraged to learn more about it through the following:
We then read "The Miracle of Minerva," and talked about ways in which this story is firmly grounded the past and current realities of Canada. We also discussed the connection between this chapter and St. Anne's Residential School and the ways in which it could be and offering - a way for surviors/relatives of survivors to burn down the worst of that history - to cleanse (see final line of chapter, as well as Cormac McCarthy quote from the opening of the text).
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