Indigenous peoples of the Americas
This is a guide to selected materials in the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum collection that have been created by artists who are African American, Latin/x American, Asian American, and Indigenous Peoples of the Americas.
Each guide is presented in two different organizational structures containing the same content, in order to facilitate varying researcher needs. The first section of each guide is organized by material type (biographical files, original art, archival collections, bound volumes, comic books, online resources, and more), and the second is organized alphabetically by creator.
This resource is a work in progress and is not intended to be a complete list of all cartoonists who identify as African American, Latin/x American, Asian American, or Indigenous Peoples of the Americas.
We welcome suggestions of cartoonists whose work is held in our collection that can be added to this list. We also welcome suggestions of cartoonists whose work we should seek to add to our collection. Finally, if you see any errors, please let us know! Email us at cartoons@osu.edu.
Here are additional resources that might be helpful:
https://cartoonistsofcolor.com/
https://redplanetbooksncomics.com/
https://libguides.marist.edu/c.php?g=1138392&p=8306842
Information in the Guide to Multicultural Resources was originally compiled by Joe Miller in 2012. Materials added to the collection after this date may not be reflected here.
Header background image is courtesy of Love and Rockets by Gilbert Hernandez 1996.
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Weshoyot Alvitre (b. 1984)
Affiliation(s): Tongva (Los Angeles Basin)
Creator website: https://www.weshoyot.com/
Sample title(s): Tales of the Mighty Code Talkers, Sixkiller
Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:
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Kristina Maldonado Bad Hand
Affiliation(s): Sicangu Lakota and Cherokee
Creator website(s): https://www.ayastudiosllc.com/; https://www.instagram.com/napesica/?hl=en; https://kbadhand.wixsite.com/badhandillustrations
Sample title(s): Indigenous Superhero Sketchbook 2, Tales of the Mighty Code Talkers
Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:
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Rafael Maldonado Bad Hand
Creator website(s): https://www.ayastudiosllc.com/
Sample title(s): Pilla
Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:
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Shaun Beyale
Affiliation(s): Diné (Navajo)
Creator website(s): http://shaunbeyale.blogspot.com/; https://www.instagram.com/shaunbeyale/?hl=en
Sample title(s): Relational Constellation
Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:
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Roy Boney Jr.
Affiliation(s): Cherokee
Creator website(s): http://www.roysunshine.com/; https://www.instagram.com/shaunbeyale/?hl=en
Sample title(s): Dead Eyes Open, Trickster
Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:
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Ricardo Caté
Also known as: Ricardo Lee Caté
Affiliation(s): Kewa (Santo Domingo)
Creator website(s): https://www.rainbowman.com/ricardo-cate-paintings; https://keshi.com/collections/ricardo-cate-kewa-santo-domingo?variant=10372536707
Sample title(s): Without Reservations
Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:
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Richard Crowsong
Also known as: Richard Paul Davis; Crowsong
Creator website(s): https://crowsong.net/; https://richardpauldavis.wordpress.com/author/riqedavis/
Sample title(s): Vile
Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:
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Jason EagleSpeaker
Affiliation(s): Blackfoot and Duwamish
Creator website(s): https://www.eaglespeaker.com/
Sample title(s): Uneducation
Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:
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Lee Francis IV (b. 1977, 1978)
Also known as: Francis Lee 4, Dr. E. Francis Lee
Affiliation(s): Pueblo of Laguna
Creator website(s): https://redplanetbooksncomics.com/
Sample title(s): Sixkiller
Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:
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Elizabeth LaPensée
Affiliation(s): Anishinaabe
Creator website(s): http://www.elizabethlapensee.com/
Sample title(s): Deer Woman: An Anthology
Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:
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Darcie Little Badger
Affiliation(s): Lipan Apache
Creator website(s): https://darcielittlebadger.wordpress.com/
Sample title(s): Relational Constellation
Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:
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Brandon Mitchell
Affiliation(s): Mi’kmaq
Creator website(s): https://www.strongnations.com/gs/show.php?gs=3&gsd=3049; http://www.birchbarkcomics.com/Products—Samples.html
Sample title(s): River Run
Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:
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Renee Nejo
Affiliation(s): Diegueño
Creator website(s): https://reneenejo.artstation.com/
Sample title(s): Tales of the Mighty Code Talkers, Indigenous Superhero Sketchbook 2
Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:
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Jonathan Nelson
Affiliation(s): Kiiyaa’áanii (Towering House Clan) and Naakai Dine’é (Mexican Clan)
Creator website(s): https://www.charlesbridge.com/pages/jonathan-nelson; https://cynthialeitichsmith.com/2018/10/native-author-illustrator-interview/
Sample title(s): The Wool of Jonesy
Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:
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Jon Proudstar (b. 1967)
Affiliation(s): Yaqui
Creator website(s): https://www.instagram.com/jonproudstar/?hl=en; https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0698913/
Sample title(s): Tribal Force
Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:
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David Robertson (b. 1977)
Affiliation(s): Swampy Cree
Creator website(s): https://www.darobertson.ca/
Sample title(s): Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story
Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:
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Steven Keewatin Sanderson
Affiliation(s): Plains Cree
Creator website(s): http://www.keewatinstudios.com/; https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/comic-relief
Sample title(s): Just a Story
Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:
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Michael Sheyahshe (b. 1975)
Affiliation(s): Caddo
Creator website(s): https://michaelsheyahshe.wordpress.com/
Sample title(s): Native Americans in Comic Books: A Critical Study
Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:
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Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair
Also known as: Niigaanwewidam J. Sinclair, Niigaanwewidam J. Sinclair
Affiliation(s): Anishinaabe (St. Peter’s/Little Peguis)
Creator website(s): https://umanitoba.ca/centres/ccwoc/artists_affiliates/Sinclair.html
Sample title(s): This Place: 150 Years Retold
Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:
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Arigon Starr
Affiliation(s): Kickapoo of Oklahoma
Creator website(s): https://www.arigonstarr.com/
Sample title(s): Super Indian
Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:
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Jim Terry
Creator website(s): http://www.woundedbutdangerous.com/; https://www.jimterrycomics.com/
Sample title(s): Trash Bridge
Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:
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Richard Van Camp (b. 1971)
Affiliation(s): Dogrib (Tlicho)
Creator website(s): https://www.richardvancamp.com/
Sample title(s): Path of the Warrior, Kiss Me Deadly
Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:
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Brian Wright-McLeod
Affiliation(s): Dakota-Anishnabe*
Creator website(s): https://www.indiancountrynews.com/index.php/columnists/300-brian-wright-mcleod; https://www.strongnations.com/gs/show.php?gs=3&gsd=3951
Sample title(s): Red Power: A Graphic Novel
Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection: