Growing up in Haines Junction, YT, artist Cole Pauls performed in a
traditional song and dance group called the Dakwäkãda Dancers. During
that time, Pauls encountered the ancestral language of Southern
Tutchone. Driven by a desire to help revitalize the language, he created
Dakwäkãda Warriors, a bilingual comic about two earth protectors saving
the world from evil pioneers and cyborg sasquatches.
Pauls' Elders supported him throughout the creation process by offering
consultation and translation. The resulting work is a whimsical young
adult graphic novel that offers an accessible allegory of colonialism.