What does Richard Wagamese suggest about Black identity and the Black experience when Garnet meets Lonnie?

The novel centers on Garnet’s journey who relates his story in the first person. Analyze the author’s choice to include Keeper as a first-person narrator alongside Garnet. What does this reflect about the Anishinaabe culture and storytelling?

Garnet’s relationship with his mother is not in the foreground of the story despite being crucial. Why does this story center on male characters?