Bridgette discusses local Native American history and land acknowledgments, followed by a review of Indigenous author Rebecca Roanhorse’s take on Maya “Echo” Lopez in her comic series Phoenix Song: Echo. We look forward to seeing more of Echo in her upcoming TV series!
Learning resources about the Gabrielino-Tongva and Kizh peoples:
https://gabrielinotribe.org/history/
https://gabrielenoindians.org/
https://laist.com/news/la-history/a-brief-history-of-the-tongva-people
https://www.archives.gov/files/publications/prologue/2013/fall-winter/treaties.pdf
Native Land Digital:
Phoenix Song: Echo
Writer: Rebecca Roanhorse
Artist: Luca Maresca
Learn more about the comic series: https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/31899/phoenix_song_echo_2021_-_2022
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