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==Description==
 
==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.
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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]].
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
  
 
* [[Order of Canada]]
 
* [[Order of Canada]]
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* [[The Two-Spirit, Aboriginal, and Native LGBTQ Community]]
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* [[Notable LGBTQ Playwrights]]
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* [[Notable LGBTQ Artistic Directors in the Arts and Entertainment World]]
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/highway-tomson/
 
* http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/highway-tomson/
 
* http://www.macleans.ca/culture/in-conversation-with-tomson-highway/
 
* http://www.macleans.ca/culture/in-conversation-with-tomson-highway/
 
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Latest revision as of 21:56, 5 November 2021

Tomson Highway

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.

See Also

Further Reading/Research