Before the Usual Time Northern Dene A journey story at its

A journey story at its heart

The night covers the city and shadows emerge as the young woman

This graphic novel begins with a quote from the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the right of Indigenous women and children to be free from all forms of violence and discrimination

She generously shares her poignant recollections of her alcoholic mother

Dumont appealed to Louis Riel

Before the Usual Time Northern Dene A journey story at itsBefore the Usual Time: A Collection of Indigenous Stories and Poems, by Darlene Naponse, Anishinaabe Kwe from Atikameksheng Anishnawbek Northern Ontario, is a collection of words and imagery from diverse voices grounded in the land that explore community in relation to time. Filmmaker writer, Darlene Naponse, curates a gathering of expression about time that has passed, time that is now and time that comes.