Answer:
Sleights means the use of dexterity or cunning, especially so as to deceive.
Explanation:
This is what this word means but I can't tell you how the context lead me to this because I don't have the passage it came from.
Historical context can tell us important information about D. The author's purpose.
Answer:
she felt that she and her family belonged to neither American or Canadian side.
Explanation:
The young boy's mother told the Canadian border guard that they are coming from and going to a place called "Standoff" because she felt that she and her family belonged to neither American or Canadian side.
The mother simply wanted to be "Blackfoot" and felt that her identity should not rest on American or Canadian Blackfoot. The mothers used the place "Standoff" because that's where she felt like she belonged, a place which neither America or Canada owned, when asked about her citizenship.
I feel like this could be brought to a matter of opinion, but the major overlying themes I’d say are pride and human limitation!
