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This Place: 150 Years Retold by David A. Robertson, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, Jen Storm, Katherena Vermette, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Chelsea Vowel, Brandon Mitchell, Richard Van Camp, Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, Sonny Assu
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This book begins with a foreword explaining that Indigenous people have lived in a post apocalyptic world since colonialism began, and each Indigenous person's journey can be considered a story of overcoming apocalypse. Each of the comics included in this volume were harrowing to read and designed with obvious care and attention to historical details. I can barely begin to conceptualize the trauma Indigenous people have been subjected to since contact and the strength a creator would need to so beautifully display stories with such a large amount of pain attached. I believe this is necessary reading for anyone living in North America and hope to read more comics where Indigenous people have a chance to reclaim their history and voice.