Tomson Highway

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A Brief Guide to Cree

A Brief Guide to Cree

From: Laughing with the Trickster

This chapter provides a practical phonetic guide to the Cree language, drawn from a broader work on Indigenous languages in the Americas. 2 $0.20 Add
Laughing with the Trickster

Laughing with the Trickster

On Sex, Death, and Accordions

Trickster is zany, ridiculous. The ultimate, over-the-top, madcap lunatic. Here to remind us that the reason for existence is to have one blast of a time and to laugh ourselves to death. … 102 View
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On Creation

On Creation

From: Laughing with the Trickster

In this chapter, Highway compares three creation traditions—Christian, Greek, and North American Indigenous—through a Cree framework of truth, fiction, and the liminal space between. 20 $2.00 Add
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On Death

On Death

From: Laughing with the Trickster

In this chapter, Highway examines three cultural visions of death—the Catholic afterlife, the Greek Underworld, and the Cree understanding of rebirth. 17 $1.70 Add
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On Humour

On Humour

From: Laughing with the Trickster

In this chapter, Highway examines the Trickster figure in Cree and broader Indigenous storytelling, revealing how humour threads through language, creation narratives, and cultural survival. 20 $2.00 Add
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On Language

On Language

From: Laughing with the Trickster

In this chapter, Highway examines the Cree language as a cornerstone of Canadian cultural and linguistic identity. 12 $1.20 Add
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On Sex and Gender

On Sex and Gender

From: Laughing with the Trickster

In this chapter, Highway examines sexuality, gender roles, and domestic violence in the Cree-Dene village of Brochet, northern Manitoba, during the mid-twentieth century. 22 $2.20 Add
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Reading List and Notes

Reading List and Notes

From: Laughing with the Trickster

This "chapter" is a reading list and notes. 6 $0.60 Add