**Disclaimer: I received a free eARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this opportunity.
Indiginerds by Alina Pete is a collection short stories by Indigenous writers and artists about Indigenous peoples engaging in various aspects of popular culture. It is done in a graphic novel style. The book was published on August 27th, 2024. I rated it 4 stars on Goodreads.
Here’s the summary from Goodreads:
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!
This was a really interesting collection of short stories. They were all quick reads which made it really easy to put down between sections and also easy to come back to after time away. Each story has its own distinct flavour, which makes sense since they each have their own author/artist. I really enjoyed all of the different art styles and the ways that the stories were expressed.
I also really appreciated the way that this felt so modern. It was nice to see these stories and how they related to aspects of popular culture. I loved picking up on the references to things like Dungeons and Dragons and Star Trek, and seeing those in connection to First Nations culture. It’s important to remember that Indigenous people are not a thing of the past like some people might like to believe. This was a really beautiful way of addressing that. I definitely recommend this collection.
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