When Rivers Were Trails
Released in 2019
Platform: itch.io
Genre: narrative, historical
In "When Rivers Were Trails," the player is an Anishinaabeg forced to move west. You, as a native, were removed from your home in Minnesota. You are in unknown lands, so you must make important choices for your survival. You must hunt and sail but also interact with many different people. There are many struggles you must deal with as you try to balance your medicine, well-being, and food with your environment (loss of culture, death, oppression). The game bases the environment on the historical situation of Native Americans in the 1890s. In short, "When Rivers Were Trails" is a great, accurate, and educational game to convey the experiences of Native Americans.