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Elk

These animals represent power, history, fear, and sustenance.

Alcohol

This substance is the source of many Indians' addictions.

The Sweat Ceremony

This ritual is meant to honor ancestors and lost loved ones and initiate young men into the Blackfeet tribe.

Basketball

This beloved game is seen as one character's ticket off the reservation and into college and a better life.

Dogs

These animals are intuitive and alert to the danger a vengeful spirit in the book poses.

Restricted Hunting Area

This area of tribal land represents the divide between the younger generation of Indians and the older generation.

Mauser Rifle

This weapon is an old one that has sentimental meaning in one main character's family.

Ivory Teeth

Lewis looks at these as indicators of whether the women in his life could have been the elk spirit.

Calf

The elk spirit refers to young of both humans and...

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