Volume VI Special Issue VI September 2026

Name of Author : Dr. Kavin Molhy P.S

Title of the paper : Rooting Identity in Ojibwe Heritage in Angeline Boulleys Sisters in the Wind

Abstract: This paper examines the representation of Ojibwe heritage and cultural identity in Angeline Boulleys Sisters in the Wind 2025 through Jan Assmann’s Cultural Memory Theory. It explains how collective memory preserves cultural identity across generations. It explains the traditions, language, storytelling, and rituals. Sisters in the Wind highlights the relationship between the Ojibwe people, identity and the natural world. It emphasises the significance of Anishinaabemowin in safeguarding the Indigenous knowledge of healing practices and ecological wisdom. It discusses the historical migration of the Ojibwe from northeastern North America. The Ojibwe tradition is based on hunting, fishing, maple sugar production, and wild rice harvesting. Their clan system doodem organises leadership, protection, and community responsibilities. Sisters in the Wind stresses to preserve the cultural heritage, and resisting the effects of historical displacement. Through Lucys journey of uncovering hidden family truths and reconnecting with her ancestral roots. The novel demonstrates that reconnecting with Indigenous traditions and ancestral knowledge. It ensures the cultural continuity, and resists cultural erasure. It presents the heritage preservation as an enduring form of Indigenous resilience.

Keywords : Ojibwe Heritage, Cultural Memory, Indigenous Identity, Storytelling, Tradition.

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Page Number : 1-4