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We Are the Medicine
We Are the Medicine | Tasha Spillett
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Miikwan and Dez are in their final year of high school. Poised at the edge of the rest of their lives, they have a lot to decide on. Miikwan and her boyfriend, Riel, are preparing for university, but Dez isn't sure if that's what they want for their future. Grief and anger take precedence over their plans after the remains of 215 children are found at a former residential school in British Columbia. The teens struggle with feelings of helplessness in the face of injustice. Can they find the strength to channel their frustration into action towards a more hopeful future? We Are the Medicine is the moving final volume of the best-selling Surviving the City series.
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We Are the Medicine | Tasha Spillett
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I have to take stealth shots of Penny with books, because when I come closer she tries to sniff the book, my phone, and me, all at once.

She did snuggle up nicely with me while I read this excellent comic. Once again, Spillet and Donovan offer up an affecting look at how Indigenous youth navigate life. This time, they cope with rage and grief over residential “schools” through intense, healing work that always feels organic, not prescriptive.