Young Adult Nonfiction Social Topics
Indiginerds
Tales from Modern Indigenous Life
- Publisher
- Iron Circus Comics
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2024
- Category
- Social Topics, NON-CLASSIFIABLE, Native American
- Recommended Age
- 12 to 18
- Recommended Grade
- 7 to 12
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781638991335
- Publish Date
- Sep 2024
- List Price
- $30.5
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Description
First Nations culture is living, vibrant, and evolving, and generations of Indigenous kids have grown up with pop culture creeping inexorably into our lives. From gaming to social media, pirate radio to garage bands, Star Trek to D&D, and missed connections at the pow wow, Indigenous culture is so much more than how it’s usually portrayed. INDIGNERDS is here to celebrate those stories!
Featuring an all-Indigenous creative team, INDIGNERDS is an exhilarating anthology collecting 11 stories about Indigenous people balancing traditional ways of knowing with modern pop culture. Includes work by ALINA PETE, PJ UNDERWOOD, KAMERON WHITE, RHAEL MCGREGOR, and many more!
About the author
Alina Pete (they/them) is a nehiyaw (Cree) artist and writer from Little Pine First Nation in western Saskatchewan. They grew up urban, but spent summers wandering the Qu'Appelle valley with their cousin from Cowessess First Nation. Alina is best known for their Aurora award-winning webcomic, Weregeek (weregeek.com), but they also write short stories, poems and RPG supplements, and their work has been featured in several comic anthologies, including Moonshot Volumes 2 & 3. Alina lives in Surrey with their partner and three very silly parrots who enjoy sitting on their shoulder as they write.
Editorial Reviews
"Celebrates the joys and passions of Indigenous people." — SCREEN RANT
"An illuminating graphic novel collection." — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"This engaging compilation shows that nerd culture can be a powerful way to find your community." — KIRKUS