The Plague of Doves Terms

In 1887, the United States Congress instituted the General Allotment Act, which broke up existing Indian reservation land into chunks that then the government then issued out to individual indigenous families. Crucially, the federal government’s… read analysis of Allotment

Anaïs Nin was a prominent French American writer, famous for her essays, her diaries, and her erotica. Nin was known for having affairs with other prominent writers, most of them male, though she occasionally referred… read analysis of Anaïs Nin

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (or BIA) is the federal agency in charge of administering and managing—alongside tribal governments—the various Indian reservations across the United States. In The Plague of Doves, Evelina explains that… read analysis of Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

The Chippewa or Ojibwe people are a group of tribes indigenous to the Great Lakes area of the United States and parts of eastern Canada. read analysis of Chippewa/Ojibwe

“The kindred” is the name Billy Peace gives to the followers of his new, sometimes cultic religion (which he often calls merely “spirit”). Originally, Billy called his followers the Daniels, but as he strayed further… read analysis of “The Kindred”

The Meditations are a collection of personal and philosophical writings by the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. Aurelius was known for being a proponent of Stoic philosophy, which teaches that virtue and patience are key to… read analysis of The Meditations