The crusted snow is a symbol that appears several times throughout the novel. Examine the instances where it is mentioned. What is the significance of this symbol? How do the characters who encounter it interpret the crusted snow?

Generational trauma due to years of colonization and cultural erasure has left deep scars in the First Nation community in the novel. How do these shared traumas affect the lives of the main characters? How has their society responded and/or adapted to them?

Dan, Evan, and Nicole all have seemingly prophetic dreams throughout the novel. What is the significance of these dreams? To what extent do they come true?