Winner, CODE’s 2016 Burt Award for First Nation, Inuit and M騁is 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.
Author: Patti Laboucane-Benson
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: House of Anansi Press
Published: 05/02/2015
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.8lbs
Size: 9.80h x 6.60w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781770899377
Language: English
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