Louise utilizes quite a sizable cast to tell her story. Her efforts are further supported by the glossary of Ojibwa language translations which are included in her books. The Birchbark House series of novels is set apart because of the author’s use of decorative pencil drawings, Louise Erdrich using these graphical representations to bring the Ojibwa community to life.
Through the motions of the four seasons around which the Ojibwa culture revolves, Omakayas explores the world around her, learning about her connection to nature and slowly coming to unravel the truth behind her gift. The story quickly shifts to Omakayas, a young girl through whose eyes the Birchbark House series of novels unfold. One of the men brings the child to the attention of his wife. It begins with a group of Ojibwa fur traders stumbling upon a baby girl, the only survivor of a smallpox epidemic on an Island. The Birchbark House series starts in 1847. The Birchbark Series follows a character known as Omakayas and her Ojibwe community. Birchbark House is a series of indigenous fiction books written by Louise Erdrich.
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