In this important graphic novel, two Aboriginal brothers — both gang members — surrounded by poverty and drug abuse, try to overcome centuries of historic trauma in very different ways to bring about positive change in their lives. Pete, a young Aboriginal man wrapped up in gang violence, lives with his younger brother, Joey, and his mother who is a heroin addict. After returning home one evening, Pete and his mother’s boyfriend, Dennis, get into a violent struggle, which sends Dennis to the morgue and Pete to jail. Initially maintaining his gang ties, a jail brawl forces Pete to realize the negative influence he has become on Joey and encourages him to begin a process of rehabilitation through a traditional Native healing circle.
- ISBN: 9781770899377
- Published: 2015 , House of Anansi
- Themes: Domestic abuse, Drug and alcohol abuse, Gangs, Indigenous, Juvenile Delinquents
- Descriptors: Americas, Canada, Graphic Novel, North America, Young Adult (ages 14-18)
- No. of pages: 264