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Leyland Cecco in Toronto

‘One hell of a storm is coming’: Canadian graphic novel about Indigenous identity sparks outrage

Two piles of soft-bound books with colorful graphic illustration of man wearing cowboy hat playing electric guitar, woman behind him and child.
The book is the result of a third-year history seminar at Dalhousie university. Photograph: Lisa Binkley

A graphic novel investigating Indigenous identity in Canada has prompted outrage from Métis groups, who say the book undermines their history and represents an attack on their sovereignty.

The work is the result of a third-year history seminar at Dalhousie University, where students collaborated on a book examining thorny questions over ancestry and identity.

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