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Surviving the city. Vol. 1 / Tasha Spillett ; Natasha Donovan.

ISBN: 9781553797562
ISBN: 1553797566
ISBN: 9781544446769
ISBN: 1544446764
Physical Description: 54 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm.
Publisher: Winnipeg, Manitoba : HighWater Press, 2018
Copyright: &copy;2018

Spillett-Sumner, Tasha, 1988- (author.). Donovan, Natasha (illustrator.).

Summary:

Miikwan and Dez are best friends. Miikwan's Anishinaabe; Dez is Inninew. Together, the teens navigate the challenges of growing up in an urban landscape - they're so close, they even completed their Berry Fast together. However, when Dez's grandmother becomes too sick, Dez is told she can't stay with her anymore. With the threat of a group home looming, Dez can't bring herself to go home and disappears. Miikwan is devastated, and the wound of her missing mother resurfaces. Will Dez's community find her before it's too late? Will Miikwan be able to cope if they don't? Colonialism and the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People are explored in Natasha Donovan's beautiful illustrations. -- Provided by publisher.