Northwest Resistance

Selected for the Junior Top 10 reading list * Loan Stars * Among CBC Books' Best Canadian Comics of 2020 * CBC Books * Hendersons lifelike illustrations are striking and filled with raw emotion. Yaciuks infused colour-work further elevates this historical account. This is a well-conceived story, which links the past to the present. A tremendous way for teens to learn history * Mighty Village * This book, along with so many others that HighWater Press publishes, [is] fantastic. The melding of history and fantasy that focus on Own Voices is something the publisher does beautifully. * The Tiny Activist * If you are a Canadian history nerd like me, check out the third volume of A Girl Called Echo. A graphic novel that tells the story of the Northwest Resistance, while continuing Echos journey in modern day Winnipeg. -- Ellen Bees * Books for a Beautiful World * Among Best Books for Kids & Teens, a starred selection of exceptional caliber * The Canadian Children's Book Centre * Among AICL's Best Books of 2020 * American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) *

katherena vermette (she/her/hers) is a Red River Mtis (Michif) writer from Treaty 1 territory, the heart of the Mtis Nation, Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 2013, her first book, North End Love Songs (The Muses Company) won the Governor Generals 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) is a freelance illustrator, whose reputation for cultural sensitivity and an openness to listen and learn has garnered a large body of work in collaboration with Indigenous and LGBTQIA+ communities. His work spans several critically acclaimed graphic novels, including 7 Generations: A Plains Cree Saga (Indigenous history & Residential Schools); A Girl Called Echo series (Mtis history); A Blanket of Butterflies (2016 Eisner Nomination); a short story in Marvel Voices: Pride #1 (2022); and the post-apocalypse graphic novel, Last Breeds (fall 2024). Scott is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. He resides in Winnipeg with his partner. Since 1998, Donovan Yaciuk (he/him/his) has coloured books published by Marvel, DC, Dark Horse comics, and HighWater Press including the A Girl Called Echo and The Reckoner Rises series, as well as select stories in This Place: 150 Years Retold. Donovan holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) from the University of Manitoba and began his career as a part of the legendary, now-defunct Digital Chameleon colouring studio. He lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, with his wife and two daughters.