Echo Desjardins just can't stop slipping back and forth in time.
In Northwest Resistance, Echo travels to 1885, a period of turmoil. The bison are gone, settlers from the East are arriving daily, and the Metis and First Nations of the Northwest face hunger and uncertainty as their traditional way of life is threatened. The Canadian government has ignored their petitions, but hope rises when Louis Riel returns to help. However, battles between Canadian forces and the Metis and their allies lead to defeat at Batoche. Through it all, Echo gains new perspectives about where she came from and what the future may hold.
Echo Desjardins just can't stop slipping back and forth in time.
In Northwest Resistance, Echo travels to 1885, a period of turmoil. The bison are gone, settlers from the East are arriving daily, and the Metis and First Nations of the Northwest face hunger and uncertainty as their traditional way of life is threatened. The Canadian government has ignored their petitions, but hope rises when Louis Riel returns to help. However, battles between Canadian forces and the Metis and their allies lead to defeat at Batoche. Through it all, Echo gains new perspectives about where she came from and what the future may hold.
Step back in time to 1885 with volume three of the award-winning A Girl Called Echo graphic novel series, written by bestselling author Katherena Vermette.
katherena vermette (she/her/hers) is a Red River Métis (Michif)
writer from Treaty 1 territory, the heart of the Métis Nation,
Winnipeg, Manitoba.
In 2013, her first book, North End Love Songs (The Muses’ Company)
won the Governor General’s 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 (Métis 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.
Selected for the Junior Top 10 reading list
*Loan Stars*
Among CBC Books' Best Canadian Comics of 2020
*CBC Books*
Henderson’s lifelike illustrations are striking and filled with raw
emotion. Yaciuk’s 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 Echo’s journey in
modern day Winnipeg.
*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)*
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