A Transcultural Approach to the Subaltern Identity of the Metis/ Halfbreeds in Beatrice Culleton Mosionier's In Search of April Raintree

Transculturation refers to the process in which there is transfer of cultural activities between divergent ethnic groups through cultural practices,  linguistic,  literary  structure  and  social  behaviour  etc.., Mostly  the  dominant  ethnic  culture  plays  a  leading  role  and  the subaltern  community  tend  to  adapt  it  in  order  to  gain  appreciation of the dominant community on a contrary the dominant community tries  to  whitewash  the  subaltern  for  their  convenience.  Mostly the  subaltern  adhere  to  the  hegemony  of  the  dominant  group  and metamorphosis themselves to fix themselves within frame designed by the dominant group.