Borders - King

Borders by Thomas King

On a trip to visit his older sister, who moved away from the family home in Alberta to Salt Lake City, a young boy and his mother are asked a simple question with a not-so-simple answer. Are you Canadian the border guards ask, or American?

"Blackfoot"

When the guards will not accept their citizenship, mother and son wind up trapped in an all-too-real limbo between nations that do not recognize who they are. 

A powerful graphic-novel adaptation of one of Thomas King's most celebrated short stories, Borders explores the themes of identity and belonging and is a poignant depiction of the significance of a nation's physical borders from an Indigenous perspective. This timeless story is brought to a vibrant, piercing life by the singular vision of Metis artist Natasha Donovan. 

Review:

https://www.cbc.ca/books/thomas-king-publishing-his-first-graphic-novel-get-a-sneak-peek-now-1.6014328