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Green Grass Running Water
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Green Grass Running Water
Exploring the effects of colonialism on identity
By: Alexandra, Jennifer, Nicole
" 'Besides, you guys aren't real Indians anyway. I mean, you drive cars, watch television, go to hockey games. Look at you. You're a university professor.'
'That's my profession. Being Indian isn't a profession.' " (King 141)
“By the time Lionel was six, he knew what he wanted to be. John Wayne. Not the actor, but the character. Not the man, but the hero" (King 241)
""Wait a minute," says Coyote. "I'm compassionate, too. I must be a White." You're still a Coyote," I says. "Boy," says Coyote, "this is confusing."" (King 393)
Argument
The novel Green Grass Running Water by Thomas King explores the affects of colonialism on determining one's identity. The dominant values of western society that are constantly being imposed on First Nations causes them to question their culture, provoking and encouraging assimilation.