Using course lectures, readings and especially the documentary, Invisible Nation, explain how the second half of the novel might be regarded as a metaphor for First Nations, Indigenous, and Métis Peoples’ struggle to make space and place in Canada, despite Canada’s historical resistance to the idea.

Canadian Geopgraphy

1. Choose 1 of the following 2 questions and write a formal, 4-page, double-spaced essay worth 25 points.

2. Use the novel, Sweetland, as your primary focus.

3. You may introduce other course readings and materials, in addition to the novel.

4. You may write more than four pages, if needed.

5. There is no “grace period” for the final take-home.

1. Using course lectures, readings (and documentaries), describe the ways the view of Canada in Sweetland is different from your own.

2. The second half of Sweetland, after the death of Jesse, focuses on Moses’ life on the deserted outport of Sweetland and his attempts to survive the weather and the ocean in fall, winter, and early spring.

Using course lectures, readings and especially the documentary, Invisible Nation, explain how the second half of the novel might be regarded as a metaphor for First Nations, Indigenous, and Métis Peoples’ struggle to make space and place in Canada, despite Canada’s historical resistance to the idea.

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