Bagonegiizhigok, known as Bugz, is a teenage girl who is caught between two worlds. The real world, where she’s a shy and self-conscious Indigenous teen dealing with the hardships of teenage angst and life on the Rez. And the virtual world, where her alter ego is not just confident but dominant in a massively multiplayer video game universe. This novel “Walking in two worlds” by Wab Kinew has made me believe that the relationship between Indigenous Peoples is important as it’s a crucial part of their culture and an ancestral connection in the way of shaping their way of life, shows how deeply spiritual they are, and shows their admiration and respect for the land.
The relationship between Indigenous Peoples and the land is beautifully portrayed. …show more content…
An example from the novel is In the Floraverse, Feng was a part of a group called Clan:Less. They were Bugz’s rivals in the game. When Feng moved to the Rez and got to know who Bugz was and became friends with her, he betrayed Clan:Less. For the group to get revenge on him, they put a tracker on Feng to track Bugz’s every move. The tracker then led them to a real-life location that was aligned to the Floraverse. This was a space where Bugz used a glitch to her advantage. Furthermore, the space had an Anishinaabe monument, which held power when reflected in the Floraverse. A group of Clan:Less members went to the location near the Rez. At the location, they destroyed the monument. Destroying the monument made Bugz upset as she lost everything she worked on. A direct quote from the book is “Your beadwork is a sign of how much you are loved because someone took the time to sew every single bead” (Kinew 224). This line stood out to me because it highlights the love and effort put into the beadwork, just how Bugz put all her work into the monument and it got destroyed. Overall, the sense of admiration and respect the Indigenous people have for nature is stripped away in the novel. The novel's monument being destroyed to oppress Bugz can be compared to how the
The relationship between Indigenous Peoples and the land is beautifully portrayed. …show more content…
An example from the novel is In the Floraverse, Feng was a part of a group called Clan:Less. They were Bugz’s rivals in the game. When Feng moved to the Rez and got to know who Bugz was and became friends with her, he betrayed Clan:Less. For the group to get revenge on him, they put a tracker on Feng to track Bugz’s every move. The tracker then led them to a real-life location that was aligned to the Floraverse. This was a space where Bugz used a glitch to her advantage. Furthermore, the space had an Anishinaabe monument, which held power when reflected in the Floraverse. A group of Clan:Less members went to the location near the Rez. At the location, they destroyed the monument. Destroying the monument made Bugz upset as she lost everything she worked on. A direct quote from the book is “Your beadwork is a sign of how much you are loved because someone took the time to sew every single bead” (Kinew 224). This line stood out to me because it highlights the love and effort put into the beadwork, just how Bugz put all her work into the monument and it got destroyed. Overall, the sense of admiration and respect the Indigenous people have for nature is stripped away in the novel. The novel's monument being destroyed to oppress Bugz can be compared to how the