Misipawistik Cree Nation’s Sonya Ballantyne has been busy writing up a storm and is releasing her newest children’s book called Little by Little You Can Change the World. Ballantyne’s book features a prominent Winnipeg Indigenous community activist who has been using his efforts for the greater good.
“I was asked by Portage and Main/High Water Press to pitch them ideas for graphic novels specifically about Indigenous people of note,” said Ballantyne. “I made multiple lists of people I thought would be interesting to write about and those lists always included Michael Champagne.
“I had encountered Michael in the community multiple times and finally got to know him when we sat down a few times to discuss the sort of story he wanted to tell about his life. We found out we were both huge fans of the book series Animorphs and we both held a deep belief that the world is changeable.