Milo Puge (he/him) is a Michif from BC whose family has roots in St-Laurent, Manitoba. Currently, he is pursuing an undergraduate degree in Anthropology at Concordia. He is interested in fandom, Indigenous languages, futurisms, and incorporating his art practice into his academic work. For him, comics are the perfect medium to combine these interests through an anthropological lens. While he’s been interested in comics since childhood, they became part of his academic research after creating Michif comics for the language revitalization program at the Louis Riel Institute (Manitoba). Inspired by this experience, Milo examined Indigenous languages in Indigenous speculative fiction for his Honours Anthropology thesis.
Recently, the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute (Concordia) invited Milo to prepare a conceptual display of images focusing on the intersection of Indigenous art and Indigenous Languages. Additionally, Milo is the acting communications coordinator at the Indigenous Futures Research Centre.