In The Flow - an Indigenous Futurisms educational comic

As a child, I didn’t understand the limitations other people put on me - the things they imagined I couldn’t do or the places they never thought I would go. Indigenous Futurisms (IF) was a large part of breaking down the expectations I internalized. For this project, I really wanted to honour Nimosomipan who passed in 2020, while delving into the root definitions of Indigenous Futurisms. My grandfather was one of the voices who encouraged my voracious book reading, especially science fiction, and I wanted to give that gift to the readers. Through this little 12 page narrative, guided by a gentle grandparent voice identifying and highlighting IF’s foundational considerations, we can understand how the impact IF can have societally while exploring how Frank Hyde Buffalo’s painting Astra Sapiens NDN2K22 exemplifies contemporary IF visual art.