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Revision as of 16:17, 10 November 2015
Contents
Country
Canada
Birth - Death
1951 -
Occupation
Playwright
Notable Achievements
Order of Canada
Description
Playwright of Cree descent. Notable plays include award-winners 'The Rez Sisters' (1986) and 'Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing' (1989). Artistic Director of Native Earth Performing Arts in Toronto (1986-1992). Member of the Order of Canada (1994). Maclean's magazine named him as one of the 100 most important people in Canadian history (2000). Recipient of a National Aboriginal Achievement Award (2001) in the field of arts and culture. Brother of actor Rene Highway.
