The rez sisters

"The Rez Sisters is the award-winning play by Cree playwright Tomson Highway. Set on the fictional Wasaychigan Hill Indian Reserve, the seven main characters try to beat the odds at the “world's biggest bingo” game. The play is a powerful portrayal of Native women in contemporary society and combines humour, tragedy and passion. Recommended for university/college level Native Literature courses. This book is on the list of recommended Aboriginal titles developed by staff of the (SOLS) Southern Ontario Library Service and the Ontario Library Service North for the Aboriginal Library Book Investment by the Ontario Ministry of Culture into the Ontario Public Libraries." -- Provided by publisher


  • Call Number:
    PS8565 .I53 R49 1988.

  • Title Responsibility:
    Tomson Highway..

  • Subtitle:
    a play in two acts /.

  • Author Information:
    Tomson Highway is an internationally renowned Nehiyawak (Cree) writer and musician. He holds a Bachelor of Music Honours (1975) and the equivalent of a Bachelor of Arts (1976) from Western University. At the age of 30, Highway started writing music, plays, and, later, novels. He is best known for his plays, The Rez Sisters and Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing, both of which won him the Dora Mavor Moore Award and the Floyd S. Chalmers Award. He also has the distinction of being the librettist of the first Cree language opera, The Journey or Pimooteewin. He is the recipient of numerous awards, and holds ten honorary doctorates, including from Carleton University (Ottawa) and the University of Toronto. .

  • Production Place:
    Saskatoon :.

  • Producer:
    Fifth House,.

  • Production Date:
    1988.

  • Band Tribe Geography Time:
    Nehiyawak (Cree) Nation; Ojibwe Nation; Manitoulin Islands, Ontario..

  • Recommended For:
    Research.

  • Catalogue Key:
    3085431.

  • Reviews:

    Krasner, David. "Reviewed Work: The Rez Sisters by Tomson Highway." Theatre Journal vol. 46, no. 3, 1994, pp. 399-400. https://www-jstor-org.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/stable/3208615?seq=1….

    Rainwater, Catherine. "The Rez Sisters." Canadian Literature, no. 130, 1991, p. 169+. Book Review Index Plus, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A12040176/BRIP?u=utoronto_main&sid=B….

    Wasserman, Jerry. "The Rez Sisters." University of Toronto Quarterly, vol. 59, no. 1, 1989, p. 67+. Book Review Index Plus, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A8616628/BRIP?u=utoronto_main&sid=BR….