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Land – Water – Sky / Ndè – Tı – Yat’a

The Graphic Novel

illustrated by Nshannacappo, by Katłı̨̀ą

A graphic novel adaptation of Land Water Sky, Katlia’s acclaimed first novel bringing ancient Dene legends into contemporary Indigenous struggles.

About the book

A vexatious shapeshifter walks among humans. Shadowy beasts skulk at the edge of the woods. A ghostly apparition haunts a lonely stretch of highway. Spirits and legends rise and join together to protect the north.

Land-Water-Sky / Ndè-ti-Yat’a is the graphic novelization of Dene author Katħà’s novel of the same name. Set in Canada’s far north, this layered composite graphic novel traverses space and time, from a community being stalked by a dark presence, to a group of teenagers out for a dangerous joyride, to an archeological site on a mysterious island that holds a powerful secret.

Riveting, subtle and unforgettable, Katħà gives us a unique perspective on what the world might look like today if Indigenous legends walked amongst us, disguised as humans, and ensures that the spiritual significance and teachings behind the stories of Indigenous legends are respected and honoured.

Authors

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Nshannacappo

Neal Shannacappo is a Nakawe graphic novelist and poet from Rolling River First Nation in Manitoba. He lives with his wife Caitlin and their daughter Aadizooke’ikwe in Ottawa, Ontario, on unceded Algonquin territory. You can find his stories in Indigenous anthologies Sovereign Traces, Volumes 1 and 2, and A Howl: An Indigenous Anthology of Wolves, Werewolves, and Rougarou. He is the illustrator of the award-winning book If I Go Missing and the author of the graphic novel The Krillian Key: Salamander Run, Volume 1, and the poetry book Through the Eyes of Asunder.

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Katłı̨̀ą

Katłı̨̀ą is a northern Dene woman who spends her time between her ancestral homelands in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and Lekwungen Speaking Peoples Coast Salish Territory. She is the author of multiple books, including a memoir, Northern Wildflower, written as Catherine Lafferty. Katłı̨̀ą is a mother, grandmother and articling lawyer.