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This Place by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm

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This Place

150 Years Retold

Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Sonny Assu, Brandon Mitchell

Portage & Main Press · Print & ebook · April 30, 2019

Reading lane: YA Indigenous Stories

Explore the past 150 years through the eyes of Indigenous creators in this groundbreaking graphic novel anthology.

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

History Reimagined

Indigenous creators meet historical reckoning with speculative wonder in an illustrated anthology spanning 150 years.

Come here for

  • Graphic storytelling shaped by Indigenous perspectives
  • Wonderworks, psychic battles, and time travel

Expect

  • Stories paired with historical timelines and authors’ notes
  • Sources and a bibliography for further reading

Book Details

Authors
Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Sonny Assu, Brandon Mitchell
Publisher
Portage & Main Press
Published
April 30, 2019
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
YA Indigenous Stories · Historical YA - Canada
Reading lane
YA Indigenous Stories

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Publisher Categories

  • YA Historical Comics

  • Historical YA - Canada

  • YA Indigenous Stories

  • Prejudice & Racism for Teens

About This Book

Explore the past 150 years through the eyes of Indigenous creators in this groundbreaking graphic novel anthology. Beautifully illustrated, these stories are an emotional and enlightening journey through Indigenous wonderworks, psychic battles, and time travel. See how Indigenous peoples have survived a post-apocalyptic world since Contact. Each story includes a timeline of related historical events and a personal note from the author. Find cited sources and a select bibl...

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Explore the past 150 years through the eyes of Indigenous creators in this groundbreaking graphic novel anthology. Beautifully illustrated, these stories are an emotional and enlightening journey through Indigenous wonderworks, psychic battles, and time travel. See how Indigenous peoples have survived a post-apocalyptic world since Contact. Each story includes a timeline of related historical events and a personal note from the author. Find cited sources and a select bibliography for further reading in the back of the book. The accompanying teacher guide includes curriculum charts and 12 lesson plans to help educators use the book with their students. This is one of the 200 exceptional projects funded through the Canada Council for the Arts’ New Chapter initiative. With this $35M initiative, the Council supports the creation and sharing of the arts in communities across Canada.

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