From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way

From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way is divided into four parts, with titles that suggest specific events that Jesse Thistle recollects. Why do you think Part 3 is titled “The Stolen Streets”? Comment on this, keeping in mind Thistle’s experiences at this point in his life and the poem “Canadian Streets Greasy With Indigenous Fat” that appears in this section.

Thistle intersperses his narrative with verse chapters. Why do you think he does so? What is he able to capture through poetry that he cannot through prose?

Of his siblings, Thistle appears to experience the most conflict regarding his heritage. Why do you think this is the case? Reflect on his responses to his older brothers’ pride in their heritage and where the three brothers’ feelings stem from.