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“Borders” is a short story by Thomas King originally published in his 1993 collection One Good Story, That One. The story was adapted into a graphic novel in 2021, featuring the artwork of Métis illustrator Natasha Donovan.
Borders—Thomas King When I was twelve, maybe thirteen, my mother announced that we were going to go to Salt Lake City to visit my sister who had left the reserve, moved across the line, and found a job. Laetitia had not left home with my mother's blessing, but over time my mother had come to be proud of the fact that Laetitia
29 de feb. de 2024 · Borders by Thomas King is a short story that explores the themes of identity, belonging, and cultural heritage. The story revolves around a Blackfoot woman who is confronted with the strict border crossing regulations between Canada and the United States.
7 de sept. de 2021 · Borders is a masterfully told story of a boy and his mother whose road trip is thwarted at the border when they identify their citizenship as Blackfoot. Refusing to identify as either...
Thomas King set the story “Borders” on the Canadian-American border during modern times. The narrator and his mother are Blackfoots living on a reservation in Canada.
26 de jul. de 2023 · A powerful graphic novel adaptation of the Thomas King short story, Borders explores themes of identity, belonging, and is a poignant depiction of the significance of a nation's physical borders from an Indigenous perspective.
The story addresses the intersection of identity and policy on both an individual and a societal scale. This theme is the most overarching in the text and is explored through the conflict between individual characters and institutions.
