Joseph Kakwinokanasum

Jun 21, 2023 | reviewcanada.ca | Joseph Kakwinokanasum |Mobólúwajídìde Joseph

In the penultimate chapter of My Indian Summer, the twelve-year-old protagonist, Hunter, is shocked to learn that his mother, a residential school survivor, once wanted to become a nurse. He hates Margarette, after all. Her drinking, her abuse, and all her other parental failures make it impossible for him to feel safe at home, let alone loved. Knowledge of her past complicates things, and although he senses “something new under his anger and fear,” he’s not ready to think about what that means.