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About This Place: 150 Years Retold
Product 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. Each story includes a timeline of related historical events and a personal note from the author. 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. From School Library Journal Gr 9 Up—Ten stories. Ten stunning Indigenous insights into 150 years of Canadian history, leavened with a dash of hope for the future, written and drawn in defiance of the attempted erassure of Indigenous peoples from Canadian identity and history. Each piece is introduced by a foreword from its author, with a time line of events surrounding the narrative, adding to readers' appreciation. Ten different art styles bring to life tales of separation, personal sacrifice, and resistance, of spiritualism and wonder, of promises broken, and of voices finally heard. Some of the artwork is in full color with large page spreads and vibrant hues and detail. One selection is rendered in dreamy watercolors; others are presented in black-and-white, with strong stark contrasts or sketchlike elements. All are powerful and poignant. Expressive and well rendered, the characters stand out and will linger with readers. In every case, the art and writing are a perfect fit; panels are creatively spaced, the pacing superb, and the speech bubbles well placed. VERDICT An essential title with first-rate storytelling and beautiful use of color and design.—Kelley Gile, Cheshire Public Library, CT Review This Place is the graphic novel I’ve waited for my whole life, and the graphic novel Canada has needed for 150 years. The stories contained within its pages are both beautifully rendered and vitally necessary. They represent a history not only largely untold and unknown, but one obscured, hidden from sight, so that other stories may occupy a privileged place in defining a national story. Their importance is exquisitely captured on these pages, told by some of the leading artists working today. This is an essential book, for comic fans, teachers, and anyone who wants to learn the stories of this place we now share. -- Jesse Wente, broadcaster and film critic Ambitious in scope and strong in execution, this collection succeeds in prompting readers to remember (or learn) Indigenous history -- Elisa Gall ― The Horn Book Magazine An illuminating, self-assured graphic novel anthology in which every panel reads like a radical act. ― Kirkus Reviews [A] breathtaking comics anthology...this mix of powerful storytelling and memorable illustrations is a place to begin a dialogue with Indigenous peoples in Canada. -- Jeffrey Canton ― The Globe and Mail this collection provides invaluable opportunity to hear voices that are featured all too rarely in literature and is a worthwhile addition to collections. -- Summer Hayes ― Booklist Selected for AICL's Best Books of 2019 -- Debbie Reese ― American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) a solid addition to....curriculum...as it specifically addresses social, political, economic and cultural challenges in Indigenous communities. Most importantly, the collection points Indigenous students toward seeing themselves, hearing their own voices and stories, and reading about the perspectives of their ancestors and their communities. -- Jennifer Wyatt ― Profession
