Surviving the city. Vol. 2, From the roots up

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  • Author: Spillett-Sumner, Tasha
    Contributor:

    Donovan, Natasha

    Summary:

    Dez and Miikwan's stories continue in this sequel to Surviving the City. Dez's grandmother has passed away. Grieving, and with nowhere else to go, she's living in a group home. On top of everything else, Dez is navigating a new relationship and coming into her identity as a Two-Spirit person. Miikwan is crushing on the school's new kid Riel, but doesn't really understand what Dez is going through. Will she learn how to be a supportive ally to her best friend? Elder Linda is doing her best to be supportive, but she doesn't know how to respond when the gendered protocols she's grown up with that are being thrown into question. Will Dez be comfortable expressing her full identity? And will her community relearn the teachings and overcome prejudice to celebrate her for who she is?

    Genre: Canadian fiction, Comics (Graphic works), Indigenous materials
    Original Publisher: Winnipeg, Manitoba , HighWater Press
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    1553799003

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    1553798996

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    9781553799009

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    9781553798996

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DC Contributor

Donovan, Natasha

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Dez and Miikwan's stories continue in this sequel to Surviving the City. Dez's grandmother has passed away. Grieving, and with nowhere else to go, she's living in a group home. On top of everything else, Dez is navigating a new relationship and coming into her identity as a Two-Spirit person. Miikwan is crushing on the school's new kid Riel, but doesn't really understand what Dez is going through. Will she learn how to be a supportive ally to her best friend? Elder Linda is doing her best to be supportive, but she doesn't know how to respond when the gendered protocols she's grown up with that are being thrown into question. Will Dez be comfortable expressing her full identity? And will her community relearn the teachings and overcome prejudice to celebrate her for who she is?

Genre
Canadian fiction
Comics (Graphic works)
Indigenous materials
Publisher (Source)

Winnipeg, Manitoba

HighWater Press

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