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Record information – Brief [Tomson Highway]
Series title:The NationalHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1999-01-12Item number (ISN):536706Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Accession:2016-00749-4Media:VideoPart:1 of 1Production date:1999-01-12Production company:Canadian Broadcasting CorporationProduction credit:producer, Donata [Chrisciski]; edition, Aaron Williams; journalist, Duncan Mackew.Country of production:cnDistributor name:CBCDescription:Video recording of a CBC The National's (The Magazine) feature of Tomson Highway, his life, his career, and the publication of his debut novel "Kiss of the Fur Queen". Excerpts of Highway reading passages from his novel. Highway explains the Indigenous mythology of the Witigo in his novel. Highway recalls his childhood in Northern Manitoba, his ordeal and that of his brother René's ordeal during their time at Indian Residential school, his classical music training and Cree ancestral traditions, his work as an artist in residence and the battle with his own personal demons. Highway also discusses Canadian literature and the importance of humour. <12mn>Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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