Kokum Raven cards

In her own words, the raven that Dr. Val Napoleon paints is an “Indigenous, feminist, kick-ass trickster.” Val chose to create a female trickster because most representations of tricksters are male. She wanted to empower Indigenous women by highlighting that they can—and do—hold many important roles all at once, such as mother, grandmother, scholar, activist, teacher, and more.

To learn more about Val’s trickster raven artwork, see the video, “Raven Art Empowers Indigenous Women.”

Val’s raven cards are available for purchase by contacting ILRU Coordinator Brooke Edmonds by email at: ilru@uvic.ca. Cards are $5 each, plus shipping. All proceeds from the sales support the ILRU’s research initiatives.

Publications

Hardcopies of ILRU publications can be purchased or obtained via the ILRU Coordinator. Please email ilru@uvic.ca for more information.

Mikomosis & the Wetiko Teaching Guide

This Teaching Guide accompanies the graphic novel and includes suggested learning materials and lesson plans to engage with the novel.

Hardcopies can also be purchased at the UVic Bookstore.