The Adventures of Rabbit and Bear Paws Book

Overall this is a fairly charming YA graphic novel. I liked that it is centers Indigeneity, Indigenous culture, and teaches respect for animals and other humans; although the protagonists, particularly Rabbit, are stereotypical annoying boys, the elders in the story have more agency in the story than adults in other similar series. I appreciate that their parents are adoptive parents, highlighting the legitimacy of decolonial family structures. I also liked that it tackles colonial history and represented Braddock in such a cartoonish manner.

However, I am concerned that Bear Paw is so large at the age of ten; the location of Niagara Falls in the story is concerning/inaccurate; Rabbit is still annoying.