The Orenda Historical Accuracy

“The Orenda”, by Joseph Boyden, is a story about the history of First Nations. The novel is written in the seventeenth century of which was when the First Nations collided with different worlds and cultures. As this is the period when European colonists arrived in North America. The story develops with conflicts between First Nation tribes and colonists. Boyden illustrates the history of First Nations with different events and plotlines throughout the novel. The game of Lacrosse is one of the events in the novel that illustrates historical accuracies about First Nations. The depiction of the nature and purpose of Lacrosse in “The Orenda” is generally historically accurate, but it does contain a few minor inaccurate details. The novel portrays
the purpose of Lacrosse for First Nations to unite as a tribe and battle with the French colonists. Although, in history, Lacrosse is portrayed with a purpose of bonding, training, and solving disputes between tribes. The novel portrays the nature of Lacrosse to be extremely violent, physical, and destructive. Likewise, in history, Lacrosse is portrayed as a passionate, brutal, and an infinite sport played between tribes of First Nations. “The Orenda” is a novel that describes and advises the history of First Nations.