Métis teenager Echo Desjardins is struggling to adjust to a new school and a new home. When an ordinary history class turns extraordinary, Echo is pulled into a time-travelling adventure. Follow Echo as she experiences pivotal events from Métis history and imagines what the future might hold. This omnibus edition includes all four volumes in the A Girl Called Echo series: In Pemmican Wars, Echo finds herself transported to the prairies of 1814. She witnesses a bison hunt, visits a Métis camp, and travels the fur-trade routes. Experience the perilous era of the Pemmican Wars and the events that lead to the Battle of Seven Oaks. In Red River Resistance, we join Echo on the banks of the Red River in the summer of 1869. Canadian surveyors have arrived and Métis families, who have lived there for generations, are losing their land. As the Resistance takes hold, Echo fears for the future of her people in Red River. In Northwest Resistance, Echo travels to 1885. The bison are gone and settlers from the East are arriving in droves. The Métis face starvation and uncertainty as both their survival and traditional way of life are threatened. The Canadian government has ignored their petitions, but hope rises with the return of Louis Riel. In Road Allowance Era, Echo returns to 1885. Louis Riel is standing trial, and the government has not fulfilled its promise of land for the Métis. Burnt out of their home in Ste. Madeleine, Echo's people make their way to Rooster Town, a shanty community on the southwest edges of Winnipeg. In this final instalment, Echo is reminded of the strength and perseverance of the Métis. This special omnibus edition of Katherena Vermette's best-selling series features an all-new foreword by Chantal Fiola (Returning to Ceremony: Spirituality in Manitoba Métis Communities), a historical timeline, and an essay about Métis being and belonging by Brenda Macdougall (Contours of a People: Métis Family, Mobility, and History).… (plus d'informations)
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I read the first three volumes of this series in 2021, but didn't have access to the final chapter until my local library added this omnibus of all four volumes. So now I have the chance to re-read the time traveling adventures of Echo Desjardins and find out how the story ends.
My Jan. 26, 2021, review of A Girl Called Echo, Vol. 1: Pemmican Wars ~ 3 stars ~
For instance I now know that pemmican is a paste made of bison meat and berries that can be stored for years, helpful for getting through a long Canadian winter -- a precious commodity in 1814.
My Feb. 6, 2021, review of A Girl Called Echo, Vol. 2: Red River Resistance ~ 3 stars ~
In the present day, the troubled and previously closed-off Echo is starting to open up a little to those around her.
It doesn't feel like there are enough pages to fit all the story the author wants to tell, but I still find Echo and the history engaging. I always think of Canada as a peaceful place, so it is eye-opening to see the dirty laundry aired here.
I'm tempted to re-read Chester Brown's Louis Riel graphic novel.
My Feb. 7, 2021, review of A Girl Called Echo, Vol. 3: Northwest Resistance ~ 3 stars ~
The history gets more than a little vague this time around as Louis Riel heads up a second resistance movement fifteen years after the events recounted last volume. A timeline in the back helps fill in the holes, but I'd rather the story had provided more of the details.
In the present day, Echo's foster care may be coming to an end as her mother is nearing the time when she can return home. And she is also able to shed some light on Echo's time dislocations.
I thought this might be the final volume, but there is one more coming out in April this year.
Despite all the hardships, the series ends on a positive note as Echo, encouraged by the hope and perseverance of her ancestors, takes strength from her heritage and the progress made in recent court decisions in righting past wrongs,
Our tribe persists because of these words, the knowledge of our homeland, and the ongoing connection we share with one another. [Kinscapes and A Girl Called Echo]
Métis teenager Echo Desjardins is struggling to adjust to a new school and a new home. When an ordinary history class turns extraordinary, Echo is pulled into a time-travelling adventure. Follow Echo as she experiences pivotal events from Métis history and imagines what the future might hold. This omnibus edition includes all four volumes in the A Girl Called Echo series: In Pemmican Wars, Echo finds herself transported to the prairies of 1814. She witnesses a bison hunt, visits a Métis camp, and travels the fur-trade routes. Experience the perilous era of the Pemmican Wars and the events that lead to the Battle of Seven Oaks. In Red River Resistance, we join Echo on the banks of the Red River in the summer of 1869. Canadian surveyors have arrived and Métis families, who have lived there for generations, are losing their land. As the Resistance takes hold, Echo fears for the future of her people in Red River. In Northwest Resistance, Echo travels to 1885. The bison are gone and settlers from the East are arriving in droves. The Métis face starvation and uncertainty as both their survival and traditional way of life are threatened. The Canadian government has ignored their petitions, but hope rises with the return of Louis Riel. In Road Allowance Era, Echo returns to 1885. Louis Riel is standing trial, and the government has not fulfilled its promise of land for the Métis. Burnt out of their home in Ste. Madeleine, Echo's people make their way to Rooster Town, a shanty community on the southwest edges of Winnipeg. In this final instalment, Echo is reminded of the strength and perseverance of the Métis. This special omnibus edition of Katherena Vermette's best-selling series features an all-new foreword by Chantal Fiola (Returning to Ceremony: Spirituality in Manitoba Métis Communities), a historical timeline, and an essay about Métis being and belonging by Brenda Macdougall (Contours of a People: Métis Family, Mobility, and History).
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My Jan. 26, 2021, review of A Girl Called Echo, Vol. 1: Pemmican Wars ~ 3 stars ~
A Métis teen named Echo finds herself unstuck in time, bouncing between her history class in the present day and an early 19th century Canadian trade conflict called the Pemmican War. It's not an original time travel concept, but I'm interested in finding about Echo and this particular bit of history of which I'm entirely ignorant.
For instance I now know that pemmican is a paste made of bison meat and berries that can be stored for years, helpful for getting through a long Canadian winter -- a precious commodity in 1814.
My Feb. 6, 2021, review of A Girl Called Echo, Vol. 2: Red River Resistance ~ 3 stars ~
A Métis teen named Echo still finds herself unstuck in time, bouncing between her history class in the present day and the Red River Resistance (or "Rebellion") of 1869. English-speaking Protestants and French-speaking Catholic Métis led by Louis Riel clash over the terms by which Manitoba will become a province in the new Canadian Confederation. A lot of events and characters are introduced in a few pages, but a timeline of events in the back helps keep everything straight.
In the present day, the troubled and previously closed-off Echo is starting to open up a little to those around her.
It doesn't feel like there are enough pages to fit all the story the author wants to tell, but I still find Echo and the history engaging. I always think of Canada as a peaceful place, so it is eye-opening to see the dirty laundry aired here.
I'm tempted to re-read Chester Brown's Louis Riel graphic novel.
My Feb. 7, 2021, review of A Girl Called Echo, Vol. 3: Northwest Resistance ~ 3 stars ~
The history gets more than a little vague this time around as Louis Riel heads up a second resistance movement fifteen years after the events recounted last volume. A timeline in the back helps fill in the holes, but I'd rather the story had provided more of the details.
In the present day, Echo's foster care may be coming to an end as her mother is nearing the time when she can return home. And she is also able to shed some light on Echo's time dislocations.
I thought this might be the final volume, but there is one more coming out in April this year.
A Girl Called Echo, Vol. 4: Road Allowance Era
With the failure of the Northwest Resistance and the death of Louis Riel, many Métis people find themselves marginalized over the following decades as they are denied land ownership, driven out of their traditional territory, and end up squatting on government lands in shanty towns. But during the Great Depression of the 1930s, even that little bit is taken from them as they are evicted and dispersed even more. Witnessing this through her time jumps, Echo wonders what she can do as a Métis teen in the modern day.
Despite all the hardships, the series ends on a positive note as Echo, encouraged by the hope and perseverance of her ancestors, takes strength from her heritage and the progress made in recent court decisions in righting past wrongs,
A worthwhile journey that taught me a lot. (