The Dystopian Truth of Indigenous People in 'The Marrow Thieves' Emanuel Brogin 9th Grade

The novel “The Marrow Thieves” from Cherie Dimaline fully incorporates real world problems into her dystopian novel. She is presenting problems that first nations had to go through and problems that first nations are still going through to this day. The novel has many twists and turns and is full of action packed moments and emotional moments. The novel talks about indigenous people being hunted for their bone marrow and how the greed for power is destroying the earth and their inhibitors (wildlife and people). We are going through a coming of age story of Frenchie and we are witnessing him maturing and going through his decision making. This dystopian novel represents the trauma, emotional and physical problems that first nations have to go through to this day.

Throughout the book, Frenchie’s group has been traumatized by the recruiters because they are being hunted for their bone marrow. This has led to Frenchie and his group facing a lot of adversity which has led to many problems related to their mental health. The group’s leader Miigwans has also been greatly affected by this whole situation. He has lost his husband to the schools and has lost two of his group members, Minerva and Riri. "Soon, they needed too many bodies,...