Alicia Elliott
Author
Language
English
Description
"The Mohawk phrase for depression can be roughly translated to "a mind spread out on the ground." In this urgent and visceral work, Alicia Elliott explores how apt a description that is for the ongoing effects of personal, intergenerational, and colonial traumas she and so many Native people have experienced. Elliott's deeply personal writing details a life spent between Indigenous and white communities, a divide reflected in her own family, and engages...
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
"On the surface, Alice is exactly where she should be in life: she's just given birth to a beautiful baby girl, Dawn; her ever-charming husband Steve--a white academic whose area of study is conveniently her own Mohawk culture--is nothing but supportive; and they've just moved into a new home in a wealthy neighbourhood in Toronto, a generous gift from her in-laws. But Alice could not feel like more of an imposter. She isn't connecting with Dawn, a...
Publisher
HighWater Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
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. --from Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Portage & Main Press
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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Columbia Pike Teen Book Club - Nov 2023 - Native American History Month
For Fans of Reservation Dogs
Indigenous Authors: Books for Teens
Native American History for Kids and Teens
For Fans of Reservation Dogs
Indigenous Authors: Books for Teens
Native American History for Kids and Teens
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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.
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