While the harmful behaviours caused by racism, such as drug and alcohol abuse, are often discussed by media, not all the consequences of racial prejudice are always apparent. The novel Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese demonstrates the destructive emotional and mental effects that discrimination can have on an individual. These consequences can start taking their toll even from an early age. This is shown when the Aboriginal children at the residential school refuse to speak their native language after a boy dies when he is punished for speaking his mother tongue. Here, the fear of being physically abused causes the children to gradually believe their native language is wrong and undesirable. This is an example of internalized racism, which