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Motorcycles & Sweetgrass by Drew Hayden Taylor follows Maggie, the chief of the Otter Lake First Nation band, who, following her mother's death, encounters the trickster demigod Nanabush. Nanabush, posing as a stranger, romances Maggie and disrupts the community while attempting to protect their land. Themes include the complexities of Indigenous life, cultural preservation, and the clash between ancient beliefs and modernity. The narrative contains references to the trauma of residential schools.