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Levi First Charger, left, and John Medeiros hold graphic novels translated into the Blackfoot language.</h3><h3 id="photocredit" style="margin:5px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal"><b>Photograph by: </b>Leah Hennel , Calgary Herald</h3>
</div></div></div><div id="1" style="font-family:arial,verdana,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22px"><p style="width:auto">CALGARY — From his home in a desolate wasteland, many years from now, a futuristic Blackfoot hunter travels back in time.</p>
<p style="width:auto">There, the hunter meets with a wise grandfather who teaches him the traditional ways of fishing and farming, and the words of his native tongue, to help ensure the young man’s survival when he journeys forward in time back home.</p>
<p style="width:auto">The science-fiction story, written in both English and Blackfoot, is contained in the pages of a graphic novel designed by the Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth (USAY).</p><p style="width:auto">In a way, the book also tells the story of the Calgary agency’s own fight to breathe new life into ancient ways — using edgy graphic novels to bridge the gap between today’s young aboriginals and the language of their elders.</p>
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