Red River Resistance

Katherena Vermette, Scott B. Henderson, Donovan Yaciuk

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Red River Resistance

Red River Resistance

Katherena Vermette, Scott B. Henderson, Donovan Yaciuk

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Description

Echo Desjardins is adjusting to her new home, finding friends, and learning about Métis history. She just can't stop slipping back and forth in time. One ordinary afternoon in class, Echo finds herself transported to the banks of the Red River in the summer of 1869. All is not well in the territory as Canadian surveyors have arrived to change the face of territory, and Métis families, who have lived there for generations, are losing access to their land. As the Resistance takes hold, Echo fears for her friends and the future of her people in the Red River Valley.

About the Author

katherena vermette (she/her/hers) is a Red River Métis (Michif) writer from Treaty 1 territory, the heart of the Métis Nation, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

In 2013, her first book, North End Love Songs (The Muses' Company) won the Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry. Since then, her work has garnered awards and critical accolades across genres. Her novels The Break (House of Anansi) and The Strangers (Hamish Hamilton) were both national best sellers and won multiple literary awards.

She is the author of numerous other bestselling titles, including the A Girl Called Echo series (HighWater Press) and the Seven Teachings Stories series (HighWater Press).

Scott B. Henderson (he/him/his) is author/artist of the sci-fi/fantasy comic The Chronicles of Era and has illustrated select titles in the Tales From Big Spirit series, as well as the A Girl Called Echo, The Reckoner Rises, and 7 Generations series. He is also the artist for AIYLA Honour Book Fire Starters, Eisner Award-nominee A Blanket of Butterflies, and select stories in This Place: 150 Years Retold. In 2016, he was the recipient of the C4 Central Canada Comic Con Storyteller Award. Find Scott on social media with @ouroboros09.

Critical Reviews

The more time I spend with this book, the more I appreciate the author's and the illustrator's & colorist's craft...Recommended--Jean Mendoza "American Indians in Children's Literature"

Selected for The best Canadian comics of 2018-- "CBC Books"

Selected for the Best Books for Kids & Teens reading list-- "The Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC)"

This informative and captivating sequel to Pemmican Wars... seamlessly brings readers back into Echo's time-traveling adventures as the teen travels to some of the most tumultuous moments in Canadian Indigenous history.-- "Booklist"

The historical content of Red River Resistance offers a valuable perspective on a critical event in western Canadian history. Teachers of Social Studies and Canadian History will find it a worthwhile supplemental resource, and adolescent readers who connected with Echo in Pemmican Wars will be interested to see how she is faring.-- "CM Association"

Publishing Information

Publisher: Highwater Press
Pub date: 2019-03-01
Length: 48 pages

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