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yourstrulytay's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Police brutality, and Racism
littlecake's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
Little remark though : I am living in Belgium so I am not that familiar with Canadian history in general. So, for each story, it took me some time to understand the general historical context and then, what is the native take on it. If you are in a similar situation as me, I really recommend you to do the effort because I have learned a lot. This book is written for Canadian audience and not international audience - which isn't a bad thing ! On the contrary, it's very much necessary. But if you are an international reader like me, just keep it in mind while reading.
Each story is intersting and well illustrated but, of course, I had some preferences. I will briefly review each one of them.
- Annie of Red River was a great start to te anthology. It think it was great to start with a story of resistance and from a female perspective. I really enjoyed this one and how it showed the hidden figures who inspire the bigger movement. It was also one of the easiest to understand and grasp for me. 4/5
- Tilted ground : was an interesting outlook about how traditions were being suppressed in the name of civilisation. The informations in the story were really insightfull but it's not the most memorable of the anthology. The art was great though ! 3/5
- Red clouds : was my absolute favourite story ! It covered so many topics : colonialism, famine, gender disparity, spirituality, resistance, subjectivity of what civilisation is. The art was a delight and complimented the story so well. The magical realism really added an extra layer here. This story will trully stick with me for a long time. 5/5
- Peggy showed assimilation, even through something as though as war, was never a strategy trully rewarded. The racism still continues, even for heroes. It was informative but again, not my favourite of the bunch 3/5.
- Rosie : I really really liked the art ! It was probably my favourite artist of the whole anthology. But I found the story sometimes confusing. Maybe I am not well informed to understand trully what is happening here. I promised my self that I would read it again to try and grasp it. 2,5/5
- Nimkii : is my second favourite story. I was really ignorant about the Indian act and the residential schools... This was really informative, mooving, and shaking story for me. Again, it will stick with me for a long time. 4,5/5
- Like a razor slash : this story was my third favourite. It managed to make a public speech so engaging and show what was at stake in the fight against pipilnes. Although the art style isn't my favourite, I found some of the images and the eyes of the characters so powerfull and engaging. The story makes want to know more about Frank and the author's admiration for him is contagious. 4/5
- Warrior nation : talks about generational struggle, ecology, and police violence - with a simple yet powerfull story. Everything was well narrated but the art is not my style. 4/5
- kitaskinaw 2350 : is a very hopefull sci-fi story to end this anthology on. It really shifts our mind into thinking less about who should dominate the land but about a resolution where we do reparations to the native communities.
I still have so much to learn about the topic but I am glad that I strated from this amazing piece of work ! I am giving this work an overall rating of 4.75/5 because I really enjoyed it and I think that more people should read it.
Graphic: Colonisation
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
poemsandponds's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Colonisation and Racism
Moderate: Police brutality
Minor: Cannibalism
battybookworm's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Colonisation, Violence, Vomit, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Racism, Police brutality, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Medical content, Racial slurs, Genocide, Racism, Hate crime, Police brutality, and Pregnancy
jazhandz's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, and Police brutality
Moderate: Violence and Kidnapping
Kidnapping specifically refers to the story Nimkii, which is about the Sixties Scoop and First Nations children being taken from their families.therainbowshelf's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Cultural appropriation, Police brutality, Xenophobia, Racism, Death, Grief, Child death, Suicide, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Violence, and Child abuse
Minor: Sexual harassment
Residential schools, forced removal of indigenous children from their homespiperlee's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Violence, Police brutality, and Colonisation
Moderate: Child abuse and Kidnapping
Minor: Cannibalism
linkamarisa's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Hate crime, and Racism
achingallover's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Violence
maryjames's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Sexism