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CBC Books | Posted: June 27, 2018 9:14 PM | Last Updated: August 8, 2018

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Caption: Tomson Highway is a celebrated Cree author, playwright and musician. (Facebook)

Tomson Highway is a Cree novelist, children's author, playwright and musician. Born in Manitoba, Highway is a member of the Barren Lands First Nation and the son of a caribou hunter and dog sled racer and bead-worker and quilt-maker.
His plays The Rez Sisters and Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing are considered classics of theatre in Canada. Highway's lecture series for the Canadian Literature Centre was made into a book entitled A Tale of Monstrous Extravagance. He published his debut novel Kiss of the Fur Queen in 1998. He is also the author of three children's novels: Caribou Song, Dragon Fly Kites and Fox on the Ice.

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Media Video | Archives : Tomson Highway on his debut novel

Caption: CBC's The National profiles author Tomson Highway upon the 1999 publication of his first novel, Kiss of the Fur Queen.

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Media Audio | Unreserved : Tomson Highway on love, music and story

Caption: Tomson Highway, is a playwright, novelist and music maker whose writing about life on the reserve brought him international fame, awards, and many accolades.

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Media Audio | The Next Chapter : "The Postmistress: the Musical" playwright Tomson Highway (Extended interview)

Caption: Shelagh's extended conversation.

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