Killing the Wittigo Size_Small (within 30" x 30") Nearly a half century ago

Nearly a half century ago

75”W x 3

Ontario with her husband and giant dog

Drawn from the permanent collection

Extra Bold is written by Ellen Lupton (Thinking with Type)

Killing the Wittigo Size_Small (within 30" x 30") Nearly a half century agoWritten specifically for young adults, reluctant readers, and literacy learners, Killing the Wittigo explains the traumatic effects of colonization on Indigenous people and communities and how trauma alters an individuals brain, body, and behavior. It explores how learned patterns of behavior the ways people adapt to trauma to survive are passed down within family systems, thereby affecting the functioning of entire communities. The book foregrounds