Green Grass, Running Water
by Thomas King
from Bantam
The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative (Indigenous Americas)
by Thomas King
from Univ Of Minnesota Press
The Rez Sisters
by Tomson Highway
from Fifth House Books
Nominated for the Governor General's Award
Winner of the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best New Play
This award-winning play by Native playwright Tomson Highway is a powerful and moving portrayal of seven women from a reserve attempting to beat the odds by winning at bingo. And not just any bingo. It is THE BIGGEST BINGO IN THE WORLD and a chance to win a way out of a tortured life.
The Rez Sisters is hilarious, shocking, mystical and powerful, and clearly establishes the creative voice of Native theatre and writing in Canada today.
Truth and Bright Water: A Novel
by Thomas King
from Grove Press
Medicine River
by Thomas King
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
A Short History of Indians in Canada: Stories
by Thomas King
from HarperCollins Publishers
Ravensong: A Novel
by Lee Maracle
from Raincoast Books, Press Gang Publishers
The Red Power Murders (Thumps Dreadfulwater Mysteries)
by Thomas King
from HarperCollins Canada
A Coyote Columbus Story
by Thomas King
from Groundwood Books
Coyote, the trickster, creates the world and all the creatures within it. She is able to control all events to her advantage until a funny-looking red-haired man named Columbus changes her plans. He is unimpressed by the wealth of moose, turtles, and beavers in Coyote's land. Instead, he is interested in the human beings he can take to sell in Spain. Native American author Thomas King reinterprets the entire Columbus conquest mythology as a trickster tale, making the point that history is influenced by the culture of the reporter. This delightful book has been nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award. "[A Coyote Columbus Story] is very funny, provocative, and offers a unique and absolutely engaging point of view." — The Toronto Star "An entertaining story ... the language is crisp, colloquial, and very expressive. It is also extremely thought-provoking." — Quill and Quire
Kiss of the Fur Queen (American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series)
by Tomson Highway
from University of Oklahoma Press
Born into a magical Cree world in snowy northern Manitoba, Champion and Ooneemeetoo Okimasis are all too soon torn from their family and thrust into the hostile world of a Catholic residential school. Their language is forbidden, their names are changed to Jeremiah and Gabriel, and both boys are abused by priests.
As young men, estranged from their own people and alienated from the culture imposed upon them, the Okimasis brothers fight to survive. Wherever they go, the Fur Queen--a wily, shape-shifting trickster--watches over them with a protective eye. For Jeremiah and Gabriel are destined to be artists. Through music and dance they soar.
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