Mad Cave Studios will release You Are on Native Land: A Charity Comic for Indigenous Rights, an anthology collecting work by Indigenous comics creators, in September.
All profits from the book will be donated to Not Our Native Daughters, a Native-led, survivor-led organization dedicated to addressing the Missing, Murdered and Exploited Indigenous Women and Girls crisis.
“Storytelling has always been a way our people carry truth forward,” said contributing poet Kelly Lynne D’Angelo. “Being part of You Are on Native Land means honoring that responsibility — not just to be seen, but to be heard, celebrated and held.”
The anthology will also include contributions from Jon Proudstar, Gord Hill, Chas Lowry, Jackie Fawn, Steph Littlebird, Roy Boney, Jim Terry, David Cutler, David Mack and others. It also includes a reprint of Tribal Force #1 by Proudstar and Chris Williams, the first comic to feature a superhero team made up entirely of Indigenous heroes.
“It is a distinct honor to work with so many outstanding creators, many of whom have been making comics for decades,” said editor Sarah Brunstad. “We have much to learn from Indigenous people, knowledge that has been deliberately obscured, and I hope that this anthology will be a source of information–and inspiration–for many years to come. We are also greatly privileged to partner with Not Our Native Daughters, an organization helping to transform the conversation about the MMIWG crisis and truly empower survivors and their families. Supporting this anthology directly funds their work, including an Indigenous Youth Voices Program that provides land-based learning and leadership experience for Native teens.”
You Are on Native Land: A Charity Comic for Indigenous Rights goes on sale Sept. 15.