The Outside Circle Av Patti Laboucane-Benson

<p><strong>Winner, CODE¿s 2016 Burt Award for First Nation, Inuit and M¿s Literature </strong></p><p>In this important graphic novel, two brothers surrounded by poverty, drug abuse, and gang violence, try to overcome centuries of historic trauma in very different ways to bring about positive change in their lives.</p><p>Pete, a young Indigenous man wrapped up in gang violence, lives with his younger brother, Joey, and his mother who is a heroin addict. One night, Pete and his mother¿s boyfriend, Dennis, get into a big fight, which sends Dennis to the morgue and Pete to jail. Initially, Pete keeps up ties to his crew, until a jail brawl forces him to realize the negative influence he has become on Joey, which encourages him to begin a process of rehabilitation that includes traditional Indigenous healing circles and ceremonies.</p><p> Powerful, courageous, and deeply moving, <em>The Outside Circle</em> is drawn from the author¿s twenty years of work and research on healing and reconcili