In the past, Niska was tricked by a French hunter into trusting him. As a result of this experience, Niska distrusts wemistikoshiw (white people) and is wary around them.
A multimedia essay on the novel Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden. In Three Day Road, Joseph Boyden illustrates the hardships First Nations people experience through Elijah’s descent into madness, Xavier’s suffering, and Niska’s adolescence.