''The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book'' is a
powerful and historically accurate graphic portrayal of
Indigenous resistance to the European colonization of
the Americas, beginning with the Spanish invasion under
Christopher Columbus and ending with the Six Nations
land reclamation in Ontario in 2006. Gord Hill spent two
years unearthing images and researching historical
information to create ''The 500 Years of Resistance
Comic Book,'' which presents the story of Aboriginal
resistance in a far-reaching format. Other events
depicted include the 1680 Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico;
the Inca insurgency in Peru from the 1500s to the 1780s;
Pontiac and the 1763 Rebellion & Royal Proclamation;
Geronimo and the 1860s Seminole Wars; Crazy Horse and
the 1877 War on the Plains; the rise of the American
Indian Movement in the 1960s; 1973's Wounded Knee; the
Mohawk Oka Crisis in Quebec in 1990; and the 1995
Aazhoodena/Stoney Point resistance. With strong, plain
language and evocative illustrations, ''The 500 Years of
Resistance Comic Book'' documents the fighting spirit
and ongoing resistance of Indigenous peoples through 500
years of genocide, massacres, torture, rape,
displacement, and assimilation: a necessary antidote to
the conventional history of the Americas. The book
includes an introduction by Ward Churchill, a writer,
political activist, and co-director of the American
Indian Movement of Colorado. Now in its second
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