Killing the Wittigo
Kirsten Lyon
, Marilyn Stanley
, Crystal Inwood
, Elisha Lazarski
, Barry Kazimer
, Jude Castillo
, Jill Handrigan
, Sarah Schwartz
, Noelle Walsh
, Catherine Booker
, Pamela Roberts Griffith
, Margo Beredjiklian
, Linda Leitch
, Joshua Lewis
, Chris Carvalho
, Alex Henderson
, Andrea Gillespie
, Shannon Kormos
, Shantell Powell
, Janice Cournoyer
, Deb Philippon
, Rhona Brinkman
, Margaret McKay
, Carl Scott
, Karen Kendrick
, Kat Sommer-Derksen
, Robert Hykawy
, Karen Nordrum
, Becky Bridger
, Randi Ann Doll
, Morgan Jefferies
, Heather O'Connor
, Lorraine Lambie
, Kristen Templin
, Rodney Cross
, Rosa Cross
, Ken Gilmour
, Kate Rutter
, Kim Cappellina
, Lisa Mallia
, Sandra Dufoe
, Melissa Poremba
, Kim Fenton
, Natasa Ilic
, Sara Conway
, jane luce
, Dani Kat
, P. Thompson
, PATRICIA SOPEL
, Janet Meisner
, Janet Miller
, Manisha Dave
, Sharon Urdahl
, Andrea Pole
, Beth Dekoker
, Kathleen Mary Kilmer
, Laurie Burns
, Sandra Perry
, Shayla Bradley
, Val Ross
, Rita O'Sullivan
, Kristiana Clemens
, Elaine Baptie
, Hoda Montazeri
, Parmin Dhoot
, Beth Follett
, Debra Fisher
, Patricia Johnson
, Laney Gomes
, Grace Novack
, Dorothy Wong
, Melissa Narine-Singh
, Lynn Andrews
, Darlene Jilks
, Dawn Clayden
, Jessica Murray
, Lindsay Hobbs
, Rachel Edmonds
, diana kirkwood
, Donald Forsythe
, Karen Reid
, Lynn Bechtel
editor@49thShelf.com
An unflinching reimagining of Legacy: Trauma, Story, and Indigenous Healing for young adults
Written specifically for young adults, reluctant readers, and literacy learners, Killing the Wittigo explains the traumatic effects of colonization on Indigenous people and communities and how trauma alters an individual’s brain, body, and behavior. It explores how learned patterns of behavior — the ways people adapt to trauma to survive — are passed down within family systems, thereby affecting the functioning of entire communities. The book foregrounds Indigenous resilience through song lyrics and as-told-to stories by young people who have started their own journeys of decolonization, healing, and change. It also details the transformative work being done in urban and on-reserve communities through community-led projects and Indigenous-run institutions and community agencies. These stories offer concrete examples of the ways in which Indigenous peoples and communities are capable of healing in small and big ways — and they challenge readers to consider what the dominant society must do to create systemic change. Full of bold graphics and illustration, Killing the Wittigo is a much-needed resource for Indigenous kids and the people who love them and work with them.
