“ Haida-The People and the Land-Mythology and Crests.” Canadian Museum of History). According to the Haida, “The Raven is the most greedy, mischievous and lecherous creature imaginable” (MacDonald, George F. For Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast, a key Trickster is the Raven, which can shapeshift and travel between the human and spirit realms. “ Trickster.” The Canadian Encyclopedia, 5 Apr. Generally, “Tricksters” are supernatural figures that break rules, “frequently cross and challenge boundaries,” and meddle with humans’ “social harmony and order” to teach some sort of lesson (Robinson, Amanda. As a child, Jared endures the fear, anger, and distrust of his Granny Nita because she thinks Jared is a Trickster. Wee’git functions as both an important character and a significant symbol in the novel.
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