Bear Island

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Gerald Vizenor, Bear Island: The War at Sugar Point University of Minnesota press 1934 isbn: 0-8166-4699-6

A poem in six parts this piece relates the war at sugar point’s impact on the Anishinaabe and their role of in it. Using vivid imagery without the classic constrictions of complete clauses Vizenor explores and explains what has been lost and how. By juxtaposing the wildlife with the battle, we see the true depth of the brutality.

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