As part of Gathering: Festival of First Nations Stories, enjoy Tom Wilson in Concert with Jesse O'Brien, Thompson Wilson and a special message from local elder and storyteller Jeff Monague. Tom Wilson was raised in the rough-and-tumble world of Hamilton - Steeltown, in the company of World War II vets, factory workers, fall -guy wrestlers and the deeply guarded secrets kept by his parents, Bunny and George. For decades Tom carved out a life for himself in the shadows. He…
Find out more »Tomson Highway, award-winning playwright and the author of The Rez Sisters, Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing, Rose, and Kiss of the Fur Queen, was born in a tent near Maria Lake, Manitoba in 1951. A full-blood Cree, he is a registered member of the Barren Lands First Nation, the village for which is called Brochet. He earned his music degree and a Bachelor’s of Arts from the University of Western Ontario. He achieved national and international recognition in 1986…
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