daniellekat's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective

4.0


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qqjj's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark informative inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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ehmannky's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful informative medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

I'll be real honest that I know very little about Canadian history beyond the very early days when it intersects with America and I knew even less about indigenous histories in what is currently Canada. But this graphic novel is absolutely lovely. It covers historical figures, stories like wendigo, and imagined hopeful indigenous futures. Some of the text in some of the stories were a little hard to read for me, but otherwise it's gorgeous look at the ways in which contact was the beginning of dystopia, and a look at how indigenous peoples have always resisted and will always resist until healing occurs. 

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yourstrulytay's review against another edition

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emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The illustrations are beautiful, and the authors and illustrators are as diverse as the stories they tell. These are the stories that have been hidden from us in history class. I loved this.

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challenging emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

This was mainly an informative text about Indigenous history in Canada. It's beautifully illustrated and each other tells a compelling part of their history. Some specific ones that stood out to me were Rosie and the fight and speech against The Mackenzie Pipeline. Much of the book feels like a jumping off point, and I now have a list of other pieces to check out or historical events/figures to look into. 

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challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

An incredible collection of indigenous Canadians' histories. Each comic starts with an author blurb and a timeline of events present in or influencing the story. Canada's history of abusing indigenous people is sickeningly similar to how things have gone for the native people of the US. Whether you're familiar with indigenous history of Canada or want to start somewhere, this is an excellent read.

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dark informative reflective medium-paced

5.0


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challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0


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challenging dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.5


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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

This was a beautiful collection and I think the first collaborative graphic novel collection I’ve ever read. It was so cool to see all the different styles of art and colours, even from the same artist in different stories. 

I also loved that it was so personal, with each author sharing what inspired them to write the story before we got into it. It provides context and a connection between the author and their characters as well as with the reader as it instills more importance in why this story is important to tell. 

While I was familiar with some events like the potlatch ban, Sixties Scoop, protests over the pipelines, and identification tags for Inuit, there were many names I was unfamiliar with so I’m grateful for this introduction and inspired to learn more about each of these stories! 

Also glad that I’ve now got many more authors and illustrators on my list to check out their other works! I’ve previously read Katherena Vermette and David A. Robertson, and have several others already on my TBR, so always happy to see their names come up.

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