“I opened both eyes and looked around. There were more people now. There was the man, and the older girl who’d brought the blanket, who I saw was wearing an eye patch and had an angry red slash down her cheek. There was a child, not much older than a baby, sleeping in a nest of blankets like a puppy beside an old lady dozing in her kerchief. Then there was a small, round boy, two taller boys who looked like they must be twins, and another tall boy whose face was hidden by the shadow of a hood. They all sat around a roaring fire on blankets and sleeping bags, and they seemed to all be Native, like me.” (Dimaline 28)
This explains how Frenchie felt the first time he found this new group. These people seemed to share the same native culture as him, which he started to follow them and soon to call them family. This helps with him searching for his identity because finding people native to him helps him learn more about himself and his culture.