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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 sparkle like diamonds. Br...
"Tells another story of the mythical Wasaychigan Hill Indian Reserve, also the setting for Tomson Highway's award winning play The Rez Sisters. Where in The Rez Sisters the focus was on seven "Wasy" women and the game of...
Joe and Cody are brothers who follow the caribou (ateek) all year long. Joe plays the accordion (kitoochigan) and Cody dances to entice the wandering caribou. But when thousands of caribou heed their call, the boys becom...
Tired of losing at Bingo, a group of seven sisters band together to beat the system and secure their financial future. Evoking the harsh realities and impossible dreams that come to life on Canada's Native reserves, The ...
Joe and Cody may live far from other people, but that deosn't mean they are lonely. The surrounding wildlife lake wonderful friends. But the dragonflies are their favourites. Transforming them into gossamer kites, Joe an...
Playwright, novelist, polyglot, pianist, trickster Tomson Highway's Henry Kreisel Lecture on the importance of multilingualism.
"Aboriginal Canadians tell their own stories, about their own people, in their own voice, from their own perspective. If as recently as forty years ago there was no recognizable body of work by Canadian writers, as recen...
A profile of Tomson Highway, Canada's foremost native playwright. Includes excerpts from his play Dry Lips oughta move to Kapuskasing.
In this moving documentary, Life & Times takes viewers behind-the-scenes into the world of a passionate, creative artist who reveals himself through his many accomplishments - music, playwriting, and novel writing. Inclu...
Seven women attempt to beat the odds by winning the biggest bingo in the world and escaping their tortured lives.
Abraham Okimasis' native family lives happily in northern Manitoba until his two sons, Champion and Ooneemeetoo, are taken from them and sent to a Catholic residential school. There their names are changed, their culture...
Abraham Okimasis' native family lives happily in northern Manitoba until his two sons, Champion and Ooneemeetoo, are taken from them and sent to a Catholic residential school. There their names are changed, their culture...
Seven women attempt to beat the odds by winning the biggest bingo in the world and escaping their tortured lives. Winner of the 1986 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best New Play and nominated for the Governor General's Award...