The Rez Sisters Summary
Tomson Highway

Everything you need to understand or teach The Rez Sisters by Tomson Highway.

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The Rez Sisters Summary

When The Rez Sisters was first performed in 1986, Canadian and American audiences took note of this new and offbeat play by Native North American playwright Tomson Highway. A Cree Native of Manitoba, Canada, Highway wanted to make life on the reservation (or 'the rez') seem "cool" and "show and celebrate what funky folk Canada's Indian people really are." His goals were met with this play, which received high praise (winning the Dora Mavor...

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