Marie Clements' book, Copper Thunderbird, exposes negative attitudes towards Aboriginal people in Canadian society and institutions. "Drunk Indian; Lazy Indian; Stupid Indian; Useless Indian; Humorless Indian; Stubborn Indian (Dokis 58-62; Clements 15-17, 34-37, 80)." She expresses these racial attitudes, these historical injustices and their implications through the life of Norval Morrieseau who suffered from systemic racism; he was Indian and he did not fit into the “white” version of Canadian identity. This racism has served as a crucial tool to uproot and convert Indigenous communities, creating a system that excludes them from equality. The way this racism is interpreted within Copper Thunderbird as Norval's slutty aunt and her attitude towards him is deliberate. Its presence is comparable to that of the media which broadcast negative and stereotypical images of indigenous youth and women to the nation. By investigating the postcolonial archetype in Copper Thunderbird, Clements reveals the changing faces of systemic racism and contemporary colonialism in Canadian institutions and practices; and how mainstream media hijacks Indigenous identity. Nothing has changed since the creation of the Dominion of Canada in 1867 and “British” North America, as Native people continue to face the same colonial attitudes today (Alfred and Corntassle 597-614). The way the Bitch Auntie interferes in every aspect of Norval's life, both in times of happiness and sadness, is what the Canadian government has done with the indigenous community; constantly eating away at their humanity. Over the past 50 years, the federal government has fought indigenous peoples at every level, including land claims, access to medical care...... middle of paper...... n Defense Academy Press, 2007.Milloy, John Sheridan. "'A National Crime': Building and Managing the System, 1879 to 1946." A National Crime Against the Canadian Government and the Residential School System, 1879 to 1986. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1999. 51-75. Print.Shilling, Vincent. “What is Native American Misappropriation?.” YouTube. YouTube, September 17, 2013. Web. March 2, 2014. .Voyelle, Chelsea. “Apihtawikosisân.” Web log publication. We can't go anywhere until we turn the narrative around. Np, August 22, 2013. Web. March 16, 2014..Zinn, Howard. “Columbus, the Indians, and Human Progress.” A People's History of the United States: 1492 to the Present. 2nd ed. London: Longman, 1996. 1-22. Print.