Based on a deposition signed by fourteen Chiefs of the Thompson River basin on the occasion of a visit to their lands by Canadian Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier in 1910, Ernestine Shuswap Gets He
Rose is the eagerly awaited third installment in Tomson Highway’s ?rez” cycle?a large-cast musical set on the Wasaychigan Hill Reserve in 1992, reintroducing many of the characters from the first two
Marie-Louise Painchaud has worked for thirty-five years at the post office in Lovely, Ontario, a small French Canadian village where she now knows every client whose mail she handles. In this one-woma
"In his first novel, Kiss of the Fur Queen, noted playwright Tomson Highway tells the story of two Cree brothers who were severely abused at a Catholic residential school, and he uses the full transfo
"Fasten your chastity belts, ladies and gentlemen, it’s gonna be a bumpy ride."From his legendary birth in a snowbank in northwestern Manitoba, through his metamorphosis to citizen-a
Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing tells another story of the mythical Wasaychigan Hill Indian Reserve, also the setting for Tomson Highway's award winning play The Rez Sisters.? Wherein The Rez Sist
Tomson Highway's classic drama now available in a Spanish language translation.The Rez Sisters is Tomson Highway's classic two act play, first performed in 1986. It focuses on the hopes and dreams of
Cree playwright Tomson Highway surveys the first wave of Native writers published in Canada. From the Mi'qmaw of Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island to the Loucheux of Old Crow, Yukon, they’re all there,
Winner of the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best New PlayNominated for the Governor General's AwardThis award-winning play by Native playwright Tomson Highway is a powerful and moving portrayal of seven
In Comparing Mythologies, Tomson Highway addresses a theme that is central to many of his critically acclaimed plays and novels: the ways in which contemporary Canadian culture is shaped by a mixture
"Highway's text has a graceful simplicity, evoking the deep pleasure of brothers at play in a serene, remote setting." -- Horn Book "At once a celebration of heritage, the wilderness and imagina
One winter afternoon, Joe and Cody went ice fishing with their papa, their mama, and Cody’s little black dog, Ootsie. It was the perfect day to fish. The sky was clear, and the sun made the snow spark
Timely, Fun, Challenging and Wise! Tomson Highway's musical cabaret, The Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane Mosquito, couldn't be more vividly presented unless you were sitting in the middle seat of t
