Cole Pauls | |
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Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | comic book author |
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]
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]
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.
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.'
Growing up in Haines Junction, Yukon, Cole Pauls drew comics just for himself.
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.
Cole Pauls | |
---|---|
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | comic book author |
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]
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]
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.
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.'
Growing up in Haines Junction, Yukon, Cole Pauls drew comics just for himself.
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.