Thomas King on the Inconvenient Indian and talking back
Author and humorist Thomas King on his reflection on native identity.
Author and humorist Thomas King joins guest host Brent Bambury to discuss his book, The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America.
King has spent a lifetime thinking about what it means to be Aboriginal in North America. The author of a number of acclaimed books, including the novel Green Grass, Running Water, King also created and starred in the popular CBC Radio show Dead Dog Café.
In 2003, he became the first aboriginal person to give the Massey Lectures.