Louise Erdrich tells a story through the lens of two opposite ends. These lenses are those of Nanapush and Pauline. A story told from two perspective was at first confusing and hard to follow. Nevertheless, it gives the audience another point of view while enabling the reader to formulate his/her own opinion. On one end, the story is told by Nanapush, an elder who seems to be an Ojibwee leader. On the other end, Pauline is a young mixed-blood women who denied her native root and succumbs to the Westerners ways. Although the two narrators are very different, they both share one thing in common, Fleur. Nanapush tells his story to Lulu , Fleur’s daughter, in order to tell her about her mother and her roots; while Pauline’s story is depicts her odd obsession with Fleur and seems to be a justification for her actions and the reason why she has become who she is now.

Although Erdrich provided two sources, the reader may find themselves leaning on Nanapush’s side of the story more than Pauline’s. Reason being, Nanapush tells the story with humor and selfless intentions which makes his story more believable and the fact that he is a leader makes him more credible. Pauline on the other hand comes off as a rebel, delusional and egotistic character. Even before her character was deep rooted in the book, Nanapush makes a reference to her stating:

“But I could not cast the Puyat from my mind. You might not remember what people I'm talking about, the skinners, of whom Pauline was the only trace of those whom died and scattered…Because she was unnoticeable, homely if it must be said, Pauline schemed to gain attention by telling odd tales that created damage. There was some question if she wasn't afflicted, touched in the mind.”

~Tracks by Louise Erdrich (pg 38-39)

This passage raises questions about both narrators’ intentions. One can conclude that Nanapush is trying to instill his heritage and culture unto his granddaughter by obliterating Pauline’s credibility. Either way, both narrators succeeded to bring forth the different outcomes of colonialism, on a social, religious, institutional and economical platform.