Indian horse

The racism is ugly as well as are horrid conditions of St. Jerome's "school".

When I made a dash down the ice and brought the crowd to their feet, I was on a raid. If I inadvertently high-sticked someone during a tussle in the corner, I was taking scalps. When I did not react to getting a penalty, I was the stoic Indian. ch 38

They rubbed us nearly raw. It felt as though they were trying to remove more than grime or ordour-It felt like they were trying to remove our skin. pg 44

She smiled again with the same ghastly lack of feeling. “At St. Jerome's we work to remove the Indian from our children so that the blessings of the Lord may be evidenced upon them.”ch 11