This is Zuya

we can gain a fresh start and a new beginning

Nagamodaa Ojibwemong Abinoojiinh-Nagamonan

but with the encouragement of her mother and teachers

Each chapter celebrates the relationship between land and culture

Surviving the City research This is ZuyaTasha Spillett's graphic novel debut, Surviving the City, is a story about womanhood, friendship, colonialism, and the anguish of a missing loved one. Miikwan and Dez are best friends. Miikwan is Anishinaabe; Dez is Inninew. Together, the teens navigate the challenges of growing up in an urban landscape they're so close, they even completed their Berry Fast together. However, when Dez's grandmother becomes too sick, Dez is told she can't stay with her