This Place
150 Years Retold
Portage & Main Press · Print & ebook · April 30, 2019
Explore the past 150 years through the eyes of Indigenous creators in this groundbreaking graphic novel anthology.
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- Who it’s for
- Indigenous creators meet historical reckoning with speculative wonder in an illustrated anthology spanning 150 years.
- Themes
- Indigenous perspectives on history, Indigenous survival after Contact, Historical events
- Genres
- Graphic History, Indigenous Peoples for Teens, Native American U.S. History for Teens
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Start with this bookAbout 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.
Continue reading
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.
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
Where it sits
| Graphic History | 76% |
|---|---|
| Indigenous Peoples for Teens | 73% |
| Native American U.S. History for Teens | 53% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Historical Comics
- Historical YA - Canada
- YA Indigenous Stories
- Prejudice & Racism for Teens
- Authors
- Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Sonny Assu, Brandon Mitchell
- Publisher
- Portage & Main Press
- Published
- April 30, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Indigenous perspectives on history · Indigenous survival after Contact · Historical events
- Reading lane
- YA Historical Comics