Cole Pauls is a Canadian comic book author, from Haines Junction, Yukon.[1][2] He is a member of the Tahltan First Nation, and his Dakwäkãda Warriors series is written in English and Southern Tutchone.[2][3][4]
Cole Pauls | |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | comic book author |
In his interview with High Country News Pauls described how he was inspired to write his comic by his desire to help Native children.[2]
The CBC placed his book on their recommended reading list for the winter of 2020.[5]
References
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Jackie Kong (2019-10-04). "Dakwäkãda Warriors comic series collected into new book". Yukon News. Archived from the original on 2019-10-06. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
A hybrid work combining elements of Southern Tutchone culture and science-fiction with a not-so-subtle critique of colonialism, Dakwäkãda Warriors has also received acclaim for its language-revival effort, with Pauls seamlessly weaving Southern Tutchone vocabulary into the comic's story line.
- ^ a b c Tristan Ahtone (2018-12-04). "Indigenous comics push back against hackneyed stereotypes". High Country News. Archived from the original on 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
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Camille Vernet (2019-04-10). "Cole Pauls's comics preserve First Nations language — and also celebrate punks eating pizza". CBC Arts. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
To make it happen, Pauls got help from Vivian Smith, who has taught him Souther Tutchoneto since he was in kindergarten. He also got support from the elders in his community, who shared their stories with him. He says, 'Because I've spent so many years learning it, I felt the responsibility to incorporate it into my work. Because my dad never got to do that; my grandmother never got to do that.'
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Shanda Deziel (2019-11-07). "Cole Pauls on his nerdy Yukon comic collection Dakwäkãda Warriors". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
Growing up in Haines Junction, Yukon, Cole Pauls drew comics just for himself.
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"The CBC Books winter reading list: 40 books to read to kick off 2020". CBC Books. 2020-01-28. Archived from the original on 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
Canada was the promised land, but when he didn't fit in and life was more difficult than he expected, Ali turned to drugs and partying before finding his way.