Awards

• Short-listed for In the Margins Top Fiction Award 2016 (United States)
• Winner of CODE's 2016 Burt Award for First Nation, Inuit and Metis Literature 2016 (Canada)
• Winner of CODE’s 2016 Burt Award for First Nation, Inuit and Métis Literature 2016 (Canada)

Overview

Winner, CODE's 2016 Burt Award for First Nation, Inuit and Metis Literature In this important graphic novel, two brothers surrounded by poverty, drug abuse, and gang violence, try to overcome centuries of historic trauma in very different ways to bring about positive change in their lives. Pete, a young Indigenous man wrapped up in gang violence, lives with his younger brother, Joey, and his mother who is a heroin addict. One night, Pete and his mother's boyfriend, Dennis, get into a big fight, which sends Dennis to the morgue and Pete to jail. Initially, Pete keeps up ties to his crew, until a jail brawl forces him to realize the negative influence he has become on Joey, which encourages him to begin a process of rehabilitation that includes traditional Indigenous healing circles and ceremonies. Powerful, courageous, and deeply moving, The Outside Circle is drawn from the author's twenty years of work and research on healing and reconciliation of gang-affiliated or incarcerated Indigenous men.

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9781770899377

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I'm in awe of what you are holding in your hands. This is more than a graphic novel. It's a teaching; it's a reminder; and it's a textbook of hard-won wisdom. It's also a wish. -- Richard Van Camp, author of The Lesser Blessed A beautifully and powerfully told story. - School Library Journal I m in awe of what you are holding in your hands. This is more than a graphic novel. It s a teaching; it s a reminder; and it s a textbook of hard-won wisdom. It s also a wish. Richard Van Camp, author of The Lesser Blessed A beautifully and powerfully told story. -School Library Journal

I'm in awe of what you are holding in your hands. This is more than a graphic novel. It's a teaching; it's a reminder; and it's a textbook of hard-won wisdom. It's also a wish. -- Richard Van Camp, author of The Lesser Blessed

Author Information

Patti Laboucane-Benson is a Metis woman and the Director of Research, Training, and Communication at Native Counselling Services of Alberta (NCSA). She has a Ph.D. in Human Ecology, focusing on Aboriginal Family Resilience. Her doctoral research explored how providing historic trauma healing program. She lives in Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada.Kelly Mellings is an award-winning art director, illustrator, and designer. His work has appeared in comic books, magazines, apps, museum exhibits, and online games, and his clients include Microsoft. He is the co-owner of the acclaimed illustration, animation, and design firm Pulp Studios. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta,Canada.

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