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I went in only knowing that the short stories were about Indigenous people. It came as a surprise to me that this is specifically on Indigenous people in Canada! I know very little about the history in Canada and the Indigenous people there, so this was definitely a great history lesson for me. There are timelines of actual historic events around the topic each author chooses to create their story around. The different art styles was also refreshing.

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challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I have never liked the phrase, “History is written by the victors.” …
…just because stories don’t get written down, it doesn’t mean they’re ever lost. We carry them in our minds, our hearts, our very bones. We honor them by passing them on, letting them live on in others, too.

Stunning, somber, informative, inspiring.

Being from the US, I’m not v familiar w the indigenous history within what is now known as Canada.

I was vaguely familiar with some things like the “sixties scoop” (when indigenous children were forcibly removed from their families and put into homes elsewhere), this touches on that as well as many other historical events during the past 150 years on native lands of the northern end of Turtle Island.

The art is beautiful and I really appreciated the specific timelines shown with each intro to comprehend what was happening before, during, & after around them.

The world as we knew it ended the moment colonialism started to creep across these lands. But we have continued to tell our stories; we have continued to adapt. Despite everything, we have survived.

#LANDBACK

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