Metis pilot Teara Fraser profiled in new DC Comics graphic novel of women heroes

Teara Fraser, a commercial pilot and owner of Iskwew Air, poses in front of her plane on the tarmac at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Sept. 29, 2020.Not all heroes wear capes, as the saying goes, but Teara Fraser does have her wings and likes to fly — with a social purpose.

Writer Traci Sorell and illustrator Natasha Donovan are behind the Canadian pilot’s entry, titled: “Teara Fraser: Helping Others Soar.” Iskwew is a Cree word for woman. Fraser chose the airline name as an act of reclamation of matriarchal leadership, language, and womanhood in a male-dominated industry, she said.The company also wants to create a sense of belonging for all people, Fraser added.

When she returned home, Fraser got her commercial pilot’s licence in less than a year, which opened up her world to more possibilities beyond her previous career of various entry-level jobs. “I wanted to create a space both for myself and for other people where we can be our whole selves — love is one of our articulated values, and we wear love buttons — and a place where we can energize humanity.”

Congrats to Teara Fraser. It must be a honour & feel sort of like a novelty being depicted in a comic book.

Great career!

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