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This Place: 150 Years Retold by David A. Robertson, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, Jen Storm, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Chelsea Vowel, Brandon Mitchell, Richard Van Camp, Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, Katherena Vermette, Sonny Assu

12 reviews

nadia's review

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

A great short story anthology! The graphics were beautiful and I learnt so much about this part of history.

It's more vignettes into different parts of the Indigieous peoples history in Canada as opposed to your more traditional short story, and though I was hoping for the latter, I very much appreciated what I got!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

Moderate: Child abuse and Violence

Minor: Cannibalism

lasafica_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide, Genocide, Colonisation, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Murder, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

qqjj's review

adventurous challenging dark informative inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Genocide, Colonisation, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Cannibalism, Grief, Physical abuse, Racism, and Violence

nodogsonthemoon's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Forced institutionalization, War, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Police brutality, Racism, and Violence

nannahnannah's review

4.5

”Indigenous writers have pointed out that, as Indigenous people, we all live in a post-apocalyptic world. The world as we knew it ended the moment colonialism started to creep across these lands. But we have continued to tell our stories; we have continued to adapt. Despite everything, we have survived.”

Maybe I haven’t fully read enough graphic novels, but I haven’t come across any graphic novel anthologies before this one. And what a wonderful idea! Especially in this case because as has been said (I think in the foreword), graphic novels are a very accessible and easy way to learn about things that may be less so in a thick nonfiction book written in difficult academic text (and they're more straightforward than fiction).

This anthology contains eleven graphic novel shorts, each with a summary and timeline of events talking a bit about the events in the graphic novel or what inspired it. All of the stories are about Indigenous peoples living in what’s known as Canada.

As with all anthologies, some stories are hit and miss. In this case, it’s the art styles. Some of them aren’t my thing, but none of them are objectively awful. All of the stories, however, are engaging and serve more as springboards into further research than they do a thorough explanation or overview of things. Which is a great thing, actually! I have more notes saved to look things into from this anthology than from many nonfiction books. By covering lots of ground, this anthology is able to get people interested and outraged by what has happened to many of these different Indigenous peoples.

I really hope this is something that will be done more often, because I think it’s very effective.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racism, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Cannibalism

note: because this talks about the crimes committed against Indigenous peoples by the Canadian government, things can get pretty intense and tough to read.

poemsandponds's review

challenging informative medium-paced

4.0

This book covered a lot of different issues First Nations peoples have faced since the colonization of the land that is now Canada. I enjoyed the anthology aspect in the sense that it highlighted lots of Indigenous authors and illustrators. However I felt that some of the stories were too short for me to fully “get” them or feel their impact. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation and Racism

Moderate: Police brutality

Minor: Cannibalism

battybookworm's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

This was mainly an informative text about Indigenous history in Canada. It's beautifully illustrated and each other tells a compelling part of their history. Some specific ones that stood out to me were Rosie and the fight and speech against The Mackenzie Pipeline. Much of the book feels like a jumping off point, and I now have a list of other pieces to check out or historical events/figures to look into. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Violence, Vomit, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Racism, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Medical content, Racial slurs, Genocide, Racism, Hate crime, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

piperlee's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

this collection brilliantly mixed timelines, statements from authors, and colorful comics to tell the stories of Indigenous peoples over the past 150 years. Each comic was just a glimpse into the time period/narrative the authors were sharing, but simultaneously brought clarity to the bigger picture of collective struggle and perseverance in the face of colonialism and state violence. This felt very accessible & will be one that sticks in my mind for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Violence, Police brutality, and Colonisation

Moderate: Child abuse and Kidnapping

Minor: Cannibalism

shieldbearer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Cannibalism, Racial slurs, and Racism

sidbookreviews's review against another edition

challenging informative fast-paced

5.0

Wow, this book is so good. This Place: 150 Years Retold is a gorgeous, informative and powerful graphic novel anthology that showcases lush illustrations, storytelling and Indigenous resistance throughout history. This is exactly the type of book I wish I had in my classrooms growing up. I think a lot of times we learn about history in Canadian classrooms not only through a lens that doesn’t centre Indigenous voices the way it should, but that also doesn’t teach about the individual stories of marginalized people, the things they accomplished, and their communities. I could probably count on only one hand the number of times I have learned, in-depth, about the story, impact and life of someone who is not a white man in school. I think This Place does exactly the opposite in that it showcases Indigenous creators and tells the stories of real people, their lives, activism and accomplishments in an immersive way. The graphic novel style is super accessible and engaging for audiences of all ages, and I think there is really something for everyone in this book, as there are so many diverse genres, illustration styles and stories represented. Some of my favourite stories from this anthology are Tilted Ground, Peggy, Nimkii and Like a Razor Slash, but all of them are fantastic. This Place takes the reader on a journey through history, telling the story of 150+ years of genocide, colonialism and Indigenous resistance in what is now Canada. It brings life to Indigenous stories, history and historical figures in an extremely powerful and impactful way, and I can’t recommend it enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Cannibalism