Original Sisters: Portraits of Tenacity and Courage Anti-Racism and Métis peoples in Canada

and Métis peoples in Canada today

Each image is a simple sketch with a caption

the seven main characters try to beat the odds at the “world's biggest bingo” game

character and circumstance

as well as the many nations within these larger groupings

Original Sisters: Portraits of Tenacity and Courage Anti-Racism and Métis peoples in CanadaAnita Kunz has painted women and written down their stories. Foreword by Roxane Gay. The result is a magnificent feat of historical research and artistic achievement. Indigenous women are Maria Tallchief, Osage Nation; Autumn Peltier, Wikwwemikong Unceded Territory Anishinabek Nation; Queen Liliuokalani, Hawaii; Emily Pauline Johnson, Tekahionwake, Mohawk; Buffalo Calf Road Woman, Northern Cheyenne; Ada Blackjack, Inupiat; and Anna Mae Aquash, Mikmaq.