Oppression In Indian Horse By Wagamese

In the novel Indian Horse, the readers see many faces of oppression occur, but marginalization occurs much more frequently than others. In the novel, marginalization operates among the other faces of oppression, each working together to amplify the alienation that Saul and the other characters experience. This demonstrates how the faces have a cumulative rather than individual effect.
In Indian Horse, violence is a very common face of oppression that occurs throughout the novel, making a large impact on the characters. Marginalization operates with Violence, which amplifies the impacts oppression has on Saul and others. Some of the first and most impactful examples of violence we see appear at the beginning of the novel when Saul is taken

One of the earlier examples of cultural imperialism and marginalization is when Saul is kicked off of the town hockey team, “‘It's because I'm Indian isn't it?’ [...] ‘Yes.’ He said. ‘Do they hate me?’, ‘They don't hate you Saul’, ‘Well, what then?’, ‘They think it's their game.’”(Wagamese 91-92), although this isn't the first time Saul experiences cultural imperialism, it's a time that impacts him for the rest of the novel. This quote does show both cultural imperialism and marginalization, as Saul is excluded from the team, which makes Saul feel like he shouldn't be able to play hockey, because he is Indian, and that white people own the game. This shows Saul that they feel he is less than them, and makes him feel like he doesn't belong on the team. Another example of cultural imperialism, and how it operates with marginalization, was when sister Ignesia says to Lonnie, “We are going to do something about Lonnie Rabbitt. I think Aaron is more suitable.” (Wagamese, 45). This quote shows Lonnie's family background being taken from him in a large way. The nuns also show they don't care how Lonnie feels about their choice, which represents both acts of cultural imperialism, as well as