Tomson Highway Fonds Writings and Music Scores Series Articles by Highway - "The Freedom of My Voice" - Acta Del IX File Textual 1 1 2003 Congreso AEEC

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Hier. lvl. Media File Item Title Scope and Content Vol. Dates Niv. hier. Support Dossier Pièce Titre Portée et contenu Tomson Highway fonds Writings and music scores series Articles by Highway - "The Freedom of My Voice" - Acta del IX File Textual 1 1 2003 Congreso AEEC. Children's literature - "Caribou Song" - edited drafts - incomplete File Textual 1 2 May 2002 (and email) Children's literature - "Johnny National" - (Health Canada) - File Textual 1 3 July-November 2000 typescripts and publications File Textual 1 4 Drafts and notes n.d. File Textual 1 5 Drafts and notes - "Hearts and Flowers" February 2004 File Textual 1 6 Drafts and notes - incomplete drafts n.d. Essays and stories (Titles include: "Mexican Memories"; "Scared File Textual 1 7 Several short stories written by T. Highway. February 1996 Smokeless"; "Thanksgiving") File Textual 1 8 Essays and stories - "Our Story" - Edited version May 2004 Essays and stories - "Why Cree Is The Funniest of All Languages" File Textual 1 9 [2005] (drafts and editor's notes) Musical Cabarets - The Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane File Textual 1 10 June 15, 2001 Mosquito" - script - third draft. Musical Cabarets - The Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane File Textual 1 11 File contains lyrics, sheet music and typescript. July 8, 2001 Mosquito" Musical Cabarets - The Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane File Textual 1 12 File contains 2 copies of fifth draft. August 15, 2001 Mosquito" Musical Cabarets - The Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane File Textual 1 13 Files contains music score and lyrics. [2001] Mosquito" Musical Cabarets - The Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane File Textual 1 14 Files contains songs and music. 2001 Mosquito" File Textual 1 15 Novels - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - manuscript (handwritten) [199-?] Novels - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - partial draft (and PEN Canada File Textual 1 16 [1997] folder) File Textual 1 17 Novels - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - Portion of draft. Also contains with unidentified script at back. [1990-1998] File Textual 1 18 Novels - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - First proofs (Bukowsky Agency) [1990-1998]

File Textual 1 19 Novels - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - Second proofs (Bukowsky Agency) [1990-1998] File Textual 1 20 Novels - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - draft [May 1995]

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File Textual 1 21 Novels - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - typescript November 27, 1997

File Textual 2 1 Novels - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - typescript November 27, 1997 Novels - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - University of Oklahoma Press - File Textual 2 2 2000 Book cover Novels - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - Der Kuss der Pelzkönigin - German File Textual 2 3 Published book. [1998] translation First set of titles of songs and handwritten sheet music in file include: "Spirit Bay Themes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6", "Jungle Jitters", "Aunt Lily's Lullaby", "The Dark Highway", "Campfire Lullaby", "The Original lyrics and cabaret music by T. Highway (arrangements by Chase", The Second Chase", "Cheemo's Run", "The Argument". File Textual 2 4 n.d. John Alcorn) Second set of handwritten sheet music with the following title: "Let's Hit The Road Again". Third set - printed sheet music with the following titles: "L'amour", "Somewhere A Star", "Patty Cake", "Ten Times Ten". File Textual 2 5 Other writings - [Untitled manuscript] - [Paris, 1887] n.d. Other writings - "Let There Be Laughter (The World Of The File Textual 2 6 File contains table of contents and drafts of chapters 1 to 3. n.d. Trickster)" Other writings - "Let There Be Laughter (The World Of The File Textual 2 7 April 17, 2000 Trickster)" -draft chapters Plays - Children's plays - "Annie and The Old One" - working draft File Textual 2 8 n.d. number 4. File Textual 2 9 Plays - "Aria" - photocopied proofs [198-?] File Textual 2 10 Plays - "A Ridiculous Spectacle in One Act" - script 1987 Plays - "A Trickster Tale (Tickle Me Tender)" - synopsis - letter of File Textual 2 11 October 1989 intent. Plays - "A Trickster Tale (A Clown Play For Young Actors)" - draft - File Textual 2 12 October 23, 2000 notes Plays - "A Trickster Tale" - draft for technical cues (Theatre Direct, File Textual 2 13 2001 Toronto, Ont.) Plays - "Ernestine Shuswap Get Her Trout" - draft portions with File Textual 2 14 [200-?] notes File Textual 2 15 Plays - "Ernestine Shuswap Get Her Trout" - two drafts 2001 File Textual 2 16 Plays - "Ernestine Shuswap Get Her Trout" - fourth draft August 31, 2001

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Hier. lvl. Media File Item Title Scope and Content Vol. Dates Niv. hier. Support Dossier Pièce Titre Portée et contenu File contains correspondence with David Ross of the Western File Textual 2 17 Plays - "Ernestine Shuswap Get Her Trout" - eighth draft 2003 Canada Theatre Plays - [unproduced] - "I Have Seen The Giant" (A play about Louis File Textual 2 18 1999 Riel) - draft Plays - [unproduced] - "I Have Seen The Giant" (A play about Louis File Textual 2 19 [1999-2000] Riel) - copy of script Plays - [unproduced] - "I Have Seen The Giant" (A play about Louis File Textual 3 1 May 2, 2002 Riel) - third draft File Textual 3 2 Plays - [Unpublished] - "Jukebox Lady" - third draft Text contains a personal note to Raymond L. May 18, 1985 Plays - « Les reines de la réserve » ("The Rez Sisters") - French File Textual 3 3 Translated version by Jocelyn Beaulieu. February 1993 translation Plays - « Les reines de la réserve » ("The Rez Sisters") - French File Textual 3 4 Translated version by Jocelyn Beaulieu. April 1993 translation Cree translation [Iskooniguni Iskweewuk] and notes by [Freda File Textual 3 5 Plays - "The Rez Sisters" - Cree version - first version August 1990 Ahenakew and Tomson Highway]. Cree translation [Iskooniguni Iskweewuk] and notes by [Freda File Textual 3 6 Plays - "The Rez Sisters" - Cree version - first version August 1990 Ahenakew and Tomson Highway]. Cree translation [Iskooniguni Iskweewuk] and notes by [Freda File Textual 3 7 Plays - "The Rez Sisters" - Cree translation - typescript with notes [October 1990] Ahenakew and Tomson Highway]. Contains copy of script, notes for staging, notes for rewrite File Textual 3 8 Plays - "Rose" - script and notes (external evaluation). Also contains research material on the "Divine March 1994 Comedy" and myths. File Textual 3 9 Plays - "Rose" - draft (annotated) June 6, 1994 File Textual 3 10 Plays - "Rose" - draft (annotated) June 6, 1994 File Textual 3 11 Plays - "Rose" - draft (annotated) and synopsis June 6, 1994 File Textual 3 12 Plays - "Rose" - draft (annotated) June 6, 1994 File Textual 3 13 Plays - "Rose" - draft - Acts one and two June 6, 1994 File Textual 3 14 Plays - "Rose" - dramaturgical notes June 25, 1994 Songs in file: "Thank-You"; "White Boys Fall In Love", "While File Textual 3 15 Plays - "Rose" - sheet music and notes (Alcorn arrangements) Children Sleep". "Rio In High January", "The Place Where I Belong", n.d. "Looking For Love", "Tango", "Kisageetin", "Doll", "Entrance". Songs contained in file: "Thank-You"; "White Boys Fall In Love", "While Children Sleep". "Rio In High January", "The Place Where I File Textual 4 1 Plays - "Rose" - sheet music and notes (Alcorn arrangements) n.d. Belong", "Looking For Love", "Tango", "Kisageetin", "Doll", "Entrance" (as well as "Jukebox Lady").

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Hier. lvl. Media File Item Title Scope and Content Vol. Dates Niv. hier. Support Dossier Pièce Titre Portée et contenu Plays - [unpublished] - "The Last Shaman" - manuscript and File Textual 4 2 n.d. typescript - first draft (versions 1 and 2) Plays - [unpublished] - "The Last Shaman" - version 2 - first draft - File Textual 4 3 March 5, 1994 cover letter File Textual 4 4 Plays - "The Sage, The Dancer and The Fool" - script (annotated) n.d. File Textual 4 5 Plays - "The Sage, The Dancer and The Fool" - script 1997 File Textual 4 6 Plays - "The Sage, The Dancer and The Fool" - script 1997 Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Caprice" - draft and notes (two File Textual 4 7 [June 1994] drafts) Title continued: "A Story of Lust, Revenge, and The Smoothest File Textual 4 8 Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Caprice" - revised first draft. June 19, 1996 Curveball in All The West" (Tomson Highway and Carol Hay) Screenplays - "Dance Me Outside" - draft (with notes and File Textual 4 9 [1991-1992] correspondence) File Textual 4 10 Screenplays - "Dance Me Outside" - revised second draft April 1992 File Textual 4 11 Screenplays - "Dance Me Outside" - final draft May 01, 1992 Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Dry Lips Oughta Move To File Textual 4 12 November 3, 1992 Kapuskasing" - revised draft (screenplay by Larry Lewis) Screenplays - "J.J. Harper - A Ghost Story" - rewrite by Andrew November 2000, File Textual 4 13 Brezins and correspondence June 2002 File Textual 4 14 Screenplays - "J.J. Harper - A Ghost Story" - draft June 28, 1998 File Textual 4 15 Screenplays - "J.J. Harper - A Ghost Story" - first rough draft File contains notes and supporting documents. November 1998 File Textual 5 1 Screenplays - "J.J. Harper - A Ghost Story" - First draft script January 15, 1999 File Textual 5 2 Screenplays - "J.J. Harper - A Ghost Story" - second draft October 31, 1999 File Textual 5 3 Screenplays - "J.J. Harper - A Ghost Story" - second draft October 31, 2000 File Textual 5 4 Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - notes n.d. Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - partial File Textual 5 5 n.d. annotated draft Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - "Rite Of File Textual 5 6 n.d. Baptism For One Child" - photocopy Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - manuscript File Textual 5 7 [199-?] notes and synopsis Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - names of File Textual 5 8 [199-?] secondary characters and scene list File Textual 5 9 Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - notes [199-?] Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - treatment File Textual 5 10 1991-1992 and scenario

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Hier. lvl. Media File Item Title Scope and Content Vol. Dates Niv. hier. Support Dossier Pièce Titre Portée et contenu Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - drafts and October 1991- File Textual 5 11 evaluation for a T.V. series September 1992 Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - proposal for File Textual 5 12 November 1991 television series Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - treatment for File Textual 5 13 January 9, 1992 mini-series (2 copies) Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - part 1 - File Textual 5 14 April 26, 1992 synopsis Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - part 1 - File Textual 5 15 April 27, 1992 synopsis Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - part 2 - File Textual 5 16 April 29, 1992 synopsis Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - part 2 - script File Textual 5 17 April 29, 1992 and notes Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - summary and File Textual 5 18 May 2, 1992 outline for treatment Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - File Textual 5 19 May; August 1992 dramaturgical notes (typescript, manuscript) File Textual 5 20 Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - treatment September 16, 1992 September 30, Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - Episode 1 - File Textual 5 21 1992, October 15, treatment (3 excerpts) 1992 Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - treatment - File Textual 5 22 October 15, 1992 Episodes 1 and 2 (with notes) Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - File Textual 5 23 November 12, 1992 dramaturgical notes (typescript, manuscript) Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - Episode 1 - File Textual 5 24 November 12, 1992 script (synopsis) Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - treatment for File Textual 5 25 November 12, 1992 mini-series - master copy Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - Episode one - November 12, 1992, File Textual 5 26 drafts December 20, 1992 Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - Episode one File Textual 5 27 January 3, 1993 with cover letter

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File Textual 6 2 Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - Episode one February 11, 1993 Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - treatment File Textual 6 3 February 14, 1993 (CBC) Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - treatment for File Textual 6 4 February 14, 1993 a four-hour television series Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - script (notes File Textual 6 5 March 7, 1993 and scene lists) File Textual 6 6 Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - treatment March 7, 1993 Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - treatment for File Textual 6 7 March 7, 1993 a mini-series - draft Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - treatment for File Textual 6 8 Contains correspondence. March 7, 1993 a mini-series - draft Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - treatment for File Textual 6 9 March 7, 1993 a mini-series - draft Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - treatment for File Textual 6 10 March 7, 1993 a mini-series - draft Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - Episode one File Textual 6 11 April 13, 1993 and scene report File Textual 6 12 Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - draft September 1, 1993 Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - Episode 2 - File Textual 6 13 September 8, 1993 working copy Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - Episode 1 - File Textual 6 14 September 9, 1993 working copy Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - Episode 2 - File Textual 6 15 September 9, 1993 draft

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File Textual 7 11 Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - Episode one April 13, 1994

File Textual 7 12 Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - Episode one July 14, 1994 Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - Episode one - File Textual 7 13 September 8, 1994 script and notes File Textual 7 14 Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - Episode one September 15, 1994

File Textual 7 15 Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - Episode two September 15, 1994

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Hier. lvl. Media File Item Title Scope and Content Vol. Dates Niv. hier. Support Dossier Pièce Titre Portée et contenu Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - Episode one - File Textual 7 16 September 15, 1994 draft Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - Episode two - File Textual 8 1 September 15, 1994 draft Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - Episode two File Textual 8 2 September 15, 1994 (and alternate parts) Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - Episode one - File Textual 8 3 June 1995 master copy Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - script by Contains screen adaptation script Highway's novel written by Peter September 2000, File Textual 8 4 Peter Haynes and Louise Migneault - first draft Haynes (Films de l'Ile) January 2002 Screenplays - [unproduced] - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - script by Contains screen adaptation script Highway's novel written by Peter File Textual 8 5 June 2001 Peter Haynes Haynes (Films de l'Ile) Screenplays - [unproduced] - « Ma tante Flo » - story outline for File Textual 8 6 [October 1995] feature film (2 versions) Screenplays - [unproduced] - « Ma tante Flo » ("My Aunt Flo") - File Textual 8 7 August 5, 1996 draft File Textual 8 8 Screenplays - [unproduced] - « Ma tante Flo » - master draft August 5, 1996 Screenplays - [unproduced] - « Ma tante Flo » ("My Aunt Flo") - File Textual 8 9 May 01, 1997 draft Screenplays - [unproduced] - « Ma tante Flo » ("My Aunt Flo") - File Textual 8 10 May 01, 1997 draft Screenplays - [unproduced] - « Ma tante Flo » ("My Aunt Flo") - File Textual 8 11 May 01, 1997 draft Screenplays - [unproduced] - « Ma tante Flo » - outline for feature File Textual 8 12 Copy by Raymond Lalonde and Tomson Highway. October 1999 film Screenplays - [unproduced] - [Two sisters : I'm Gonna See Linda Lee File Textual 8 13 February 1993 Johnson Tonight] - two scripts - T.V. drama File Textual 8 14 Script 2001 Speeches (text) - "On The Challenges Of Creating Women in My File Textual 8 15 January 11, 2000 Work" (Toronto) File Textual 8 16 Writings by others - "Bridges" (by Vie Von Harpe) - typescript [1995] Writings by others - "Genetically Related" (by Leith Peterson) - File Textual 8 17 September 28, 1998 typescript File Textual 8 18 Writings by others - Joy Harjo - photocopies of poetry n.d. File Textual 8 19 Writings by others - "Hope" (by Frank Flynn) - typescript 2005 Writings by others - "Keel Haul" (by Eric de G. H. Murphy) - File Textual 8 20 n.d. typescript

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File Textual 9 1 Writings by others - "Time Stands Still" (by Terry Ivins) - typescript March 24, 2000 Writings by others - "Ursa Major" (by Robert Binghurst) - typescript File Textual 9 2 2003 and correspondence [Oversized] - Writings - Children's literature - "Dragonfly Kites - Annotated galley proofs containing text by Tomson Highway and File Textual 25 1 June 7, 2002 Kiweeginapiseek" - galley proofs images by Brian Deines. Promotional material series File Textual 9 3 Articles and essays bout [T. Highway] [199-?] File Textual 9 4 Articles about - L'Actualité March 1, 2006 File Textual 9 5 Articles about - En Route - magazine April 1999 File Textual 9 6 Articles about - Canada Today / d'Aujourd'hui (vol. 23 no. 1) 1993 File Textual 9 7 Articles about - Imperial Oil Review Winter 1989 File Textual 9 8 Articles about - Inside Arts (vol. 4 no. 1) March 1992 File Textual 9 9 Articles about - MacLean's magazine July 1992 File Textual 9 10 Articles about - Nation (vol. 13 no. 8) March 3, 2006 File Textual 9 11 Articles about - Theater (Yale School of Drama) Winter 1992 File Textual 9 12 Articles about - Toronto (Globe and Mail) October 1999 File Textual 9 13 Articles about - Toronto Life March 1991 Art File 9 14 Flyers and posters n.d. Textual Art File 9 15 Flyers and posters - [Cabaret «Cri» - Tansi - France] 2008 Textual File Textual 9 16 Flyers and posters - "Dry Lips Oughta Move To Kapuskasing" - NEPA 1989 Art File contains receipts, notes and addresses as well promotional File 9 17 Flyers and posters - "Dry Lips Oughta Move To Kapuskasing" - Japan 2001 Textual materials. File Textual 9 18 Flyers and posters - "Ernestine Shuswap Gets Her Trout" [2002] Textual File 9 19 Flyers and posters - "Kisageetin - A Cabaret" File contains flyers and poster 2009 Art Art File 9 20 Flyers and posters - "La Belle Cano" [2002] Textual Textual File 9 21 Flyers and posters - "the Rez Sisters" - Skeena River Players May 3, 2001 Art File Textual 9 22 Flyers and programmes [2000-2009] File Textual 9 23 Flyers and programmes - "The Rez Sisters" 1995; 2002 File Textual 9 24 Interviews - transcript September 19, 1990

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Hier. lvl. Media File Item Title Scope and Content Vol. Dates Niv. hier. Support Dossier Pièce Titre Portée et contenu File Textual 9 25 "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - invitation to Gala evening 1998 File Textual 9 26 "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - marketing and publicity plans [199-?] File Textual 9 27 "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - marketing package [1998] "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - promotion summary (Doubleday Canada) - File Textual 9 28 September 1998 press clippings Press clippings and articles notably about Tomson Highway and/ or File Textual 9 29 Press clippings n.d. productions of his plays and musical cabarets. Press clippings and articles notably about Tomson Highway and/ or File Textual 9 30 Press clippings [198-?]; [199-?] productions of his plays and musical cabarets. Press clippings and articles notably about Tomson Highway and/ or File Textual 9 31 Press clippings 1983 productions of his plays and musical cabarets. Press clippings and articles notably about Tomson Highway and/ or File Textual 9 32 Press clippings 1986 productions of his plays and musical cabarets. Press clippings and articles notably about Tomson Highway and/ or File Textual 9 33 Press clippings 1987 productions of his plays and musical cabarets. Press clippings and articles notably about Tomson Highway and/ or File Textual 9 34 Press clippings 1988 productions of his plays and musical cabarets. Press clippings and articles notably about Tomson Highway and/ or File Textual 9 35 Press clippings 1989 productions of his plays and musical cabarets. Press clippings and articles notably about Tomson Highway and/ or File Textual 9 36 Press clippings 1990 productions of his plays and musical cabarets. Press clippings and articles notably about Tomson Highway and/ or File Textual 9 37 Press clippings 1991 productions of his plays and musical cabarets. Press clippings and articles notably about Tomson Highway and/ or File Textual 9 38 Press clippings 1992 productions of his plays and musical cabarets. Press clippings and articles notably about Tomson Highway and/ or File Textual 9 39 Press clippings 1994 productions of his plays and musical cabarets. Press clippings and articles notably about Tomson Highway and/ or File Textual 9 40 Press clippings 1995 productions of his plays and musical cabarets. Press clippings and articles notably about Tomson Highway and/ or File Textual 9 41 Press clippings 1997 productions of his plays and musical cabarets. Press clippings and articles notably about Tomson Highway and/ or File Textual 9 42 Press clippings 1998 productions of his plays and musical cabarets. Press clippings and articles notably about Tomson Highway and/ or File Textual 9 43 Press clippings 2000 productions of his plays and musical cabarets. Press clippings and articles notably about Tomson Highway and/ or File Textual 9 44 Press clippings 2001 productions of his plays and musical cabarets.

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Hier. lvl. Media File Item Title Scope and Content Vol. Dates Niv. hier. Support Dossier Pièce Titre Portée et contenu Press clippings and articles notably about Tomson Highway and/ or File Textual 9 45 Press clippings 2002 productions of his plays and musical cabarets. Press clippings and articles notably about Tomson Highway and/ or File Textual 9 46 Press clippings 2004 productions of his plays and musical cabarets. Press clippings and articles notably about Tomson Highway and/ or File Textual 9 47 Press clippings 2006 productions of his plays and musical cabarets. Press clippings and articles notably about Tomson Highway and/ or File Textual 9 48 Press clippings - "La Belle Cano" 2001 productions of his plays and musical cabarets. Press clippings and articles notably about Tomson Highway and/ or File Textual 10 1 Press clippings - "Dry Lips Oughta Move To Kapuskasing" 1990-1995 productions of his plays and musical cabarets. Press clippings and articles notably about Tomson Highway and/ or File Textual 10 2 Press clippings - "Ernestine Shuswap Get her Trout" 2007 productions of his plays and musical cabarets. Press clippings and articles notably about Tomson Highway and/ or File Textual 10 3 Press clippings - "The Rez Sisters" [1986-1995] productions of his plays and musical cabarets. Press clippings and articles notably about Tomson Highway and/ or File Textual 10 4 Press clippings - "The Rez Sisters" 1994 productions of his plays and musical cabarets. Contains programmes of various productions of Tomson Highway's File Textual 10 5 Programmes n.d. plays File also contains programme of production in which René Highway File Textual 10 6 Programmes 1986 performs (with T. Highway or with others). Contains programmes of various productions of Tomson Highway's File Textual 10 7 Programmes plays. File also contains programme of production in which René 1989 Highway performs (with T. Highway or with others). Contains programmes of various productions of Tomson Highway's File Textual 10 8 Programmes [1990-1999] plays Contains programmes of various productions of Tomson Highway's File Textual 10 9 Programmes 1995 plays Contains programmes of various productions of Tomson Highway's File Textual 10 10 Programmes [2000-2009] plays File Textual 10 11 Programmes - "A Trickster Tale" 2001 Programmes - "La Belle Cano" - "The Incredible Adventures of Mary File Textual 10 12 [200-?] Jane Mosquito" File Textual 10 13 Programmes - "Dry Lips Oughta Move To Kapuskasing" 1990 File Textual 10 14 Programmes - "Ernestine Shuswap Gets Her Trout" [200-?]; [2004] File Textual 10 15 Programmes - "The Rez Sisters" [1989-2005] File Textual 10 16 Programmes - "The Rez Sisters" (U.P.E.I.) File contains programme and promotional materials 2007

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Hier. lvl. Media File Item Title Scope and Content Vol. Dates Niv. hier. Support Dossier Pièce Titre Portée et contenu File Textual 10 17 Programmes - "Rose" (University College Program - U of T.) [2000] File Textual 10 18 Programmes - "The Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane Mosquito" n.d. Textual File 10 19 "The Rez Sisters" - Japanese production File contains notes, promotional material and correspondence [2001] Photo Photographs of the book launch of Tomson Highway's novel "Kiss of the Fur Queen". Highway seen with friends and attendants (notably File Photo 21 1 Photographs - Book launches - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" (Toronto) [1998] Veronica Tennant). Images of Highway reading excerpts, playing the piano and in discussion. Photographs - Photo shoot of Tomson Highway and friends [in File Photo 21 2 [198-?] Western style clothing] Images of Tomson Highway and three singers of the [Lacreams Photographs - Productions - "A Ridiculous Spectacle in One Act" - File Photo 21 3 ensemble] (with Billy Merasty) visiting and in performance July 1990 touring in Newfoundland Newfoundland. Images of Tomson Highway and three singers of the [Lacreams Photographs - Productions - "A Ridiculous Spectacle in One Act" - File Photo 21 4 ensemble] (with Billy Merasty) visiting and in performance July 1990 touring in Newfoundland Newfoundland. Photos include images of a Highway musical performed on stage with the [LA Creams singers], 1989; group photo of the cast the File Photo 21 5 Photographs - Production photographs - promotional "Rose" production (on stage) by University of Toronto drama [1989 - 2009] students in [1999]. File also contains photos of a Children's theatre production [Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane Mosquito] [200-?]; Promotional photos of cast of "Dry Lips Oughta Move to Photographs - Productions - "Dry Lips Oughta Move To Kapuskasing" including: [Ben Cardinal, Kennetch Charlette, Graham File Photo 21 6 1989 Kapuskasing" - promotional photos. Green, Gary Farmer, Errol Kinistino, (Doris Linklater), Billy Merasty, Ron Cook, ]. Promotional photos of "Dry Lips Oughta Move To Kapuskasing" Photographs - Productions - "Dry Lips Oughta Move To produced at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto. Images of File Photo 21 7 [1989] Kapuskasing" - Royal Alexandra Theatre actors Gary Farmer, Graham Greene, Doris Linklater and Billy Merasty. Files contains group photo of "Rez Sisters" cast with Tomson Photographs - Productions - ["The Rez Sisters" ]- cast and group File Photo 21 8 Highway and Billy Merasty and another photo of actresses on stage [198-?] photos performing. Files contains photos of cast of "The Rez sisters" performing on File Photo 21 9 Photographs - Productions - "The Rez Sisters" - stage photos [1986] stage.

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Hier. lvl. Media File Item Title Scope and Content Vol. Dates Niv. hier. Support Dossier Pièce Titre Portée et contenu File contains photographs of the Japanese production of "The Rez File Photo 21 10 Photographs - Productions - "The Rez Sisters" - Japanese production Sisters" on stage; Tomson Highway with cast; photos of complete [2002] cast on stage. Photographs of the University College Drama Programme of the Photographs - Productions - "Rose" - University College - University University of Toronto's production of T. Highway's musical play File Photo 21 11 [1999] of Toronto Drama Department "Rose". File contains backstage photographs as well as photos of rehearsals, actors in costume. One casting photo with C.V.

File Photo 21 12 Photographs - Tomson Highway - photographs by [Mark Tearle] [199-?] File contains photo of Tomson Highway, artistic director of Native File Photo 21 13 Photographs - Tomson Highway - portrait photo [Goddard Agency] [198-?] Earth Performing Arts. Photographs - Tomson Highway - portrait photograph by Michael File Photo 21 14 [198-?] Cooper File contains a copy of the "Eye Weekly" newspaper (August 12, File Textual 24 2 [Oversized] - Press Clippings 2004); The Toronto Star (March 24, 1991); the "Now" (April 1991); [1991]; [2004] The Toronto Star "Week-end" (April 13, 1991).- Posters in this file pertain to various theatre and musical productions: "The Rez Sisters", Ernestine Shuswap Get Her Trout", File Art 25 2 [Oversized] - Posters "The Sage, The Dancer and the Fool", "A Trickster Tale", "Cree [1989-2007] Cabaret", "La belle Cano", "The Incredible Adventures Of Mary Jane Mosquito" . As well as his lecture "Comparing Mythologies". Contains posters for Highway's presentations during symposiums File Art 25 3 [Oversized] - Posters [199-?] and seminars. Mounted newspaper clipping showing Tomson Highway in the File Textual 25 4 [Oversized] - Press clippings dressing room are the Limelight in Toronto - during launch of his [1998] novel "Kiss of the Fur Queen". Mounted page of the X-tra newspaper with Tomson Highway on the File Textual 25 5 [Oversized] - Press clippings November 19, 1998 cover page. Posters of the cultural event hosted by Die Amrikanstik der Universität Würzburg. Lectures and songs by Tomson Highway File Art 26 1 [Oversized] - Posters - "A Canadian Cabaret" and CPAWS [2003-2008] and Drew Hayden Taylor. File also contains a CPAWS poster entitled "Protect Boreal Canada". Personal Material series File Textual 11 1 Personal material 2003

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Hier. lvl. Media File Item Title Scope and Content Vol. Dates Niv. hier. Support Dossier Pièce Titre Portée et contenu File Textual 11 2 Appointment book 1978 File Textual 11 3 Appointment book 1983 File Textual 11 4 Appointment book 1984 File Textual 11 5 Appointment book (and address book) 1985 Textual File 11 6 Appointment book 1986 Photo File Textual 11 7 Appointment book Appointment book - Gaylin Britton's "Getting Organized". 1987 Appointment book - Gaylin Britton's "Getting Organized" File Textual 11 8 Appointment book 1988 (Theatrical Directory). Appointment books contain daily appointments, meetings, notes as File Textual 11 9 Appointment books 1989-1990 well as addresses and contact information. Appointment books contain daily appointments, meetings, notes as File Textual 11 10 Appointment book 1991 well as addresses and contact information. Appointment books contain daily appointments, meetings, notes as File Textual 11 11 Appointment book 1992 well as addresses and contact information. Appointment books contain daily appointments, meetings, notes as File Textual 12 1 Appointment book 1993 well as addresses and contact information. Appointment books contain daily appointments, meetings, notes as File Textual 12 2 Appointment book 1994 well as addresses and contact information. Appointment books contain daily appointments, meetings, notes as File Textual 12 3 Appointment book 1995-1996 well as addresses and contact information. Appointment books contain daily appointments, meetings, notes as File Textual 12 4 Appointment book 1997 well as addresses and contact information. Appointment books contain daily appointments, meetings, notes as File Textual 12 5 Appointment book 1999 well as addresses and contact information. Appointment books contain daily appointments, meetings, notes as File Textual 12 6 Appointment book 2000 -2001 well as addresses and contact information. Appointment books contain daily appointments, meetings, notes as File Textual 12 7 Appointment book 2002 well as addresses and contact information. Appointment books contain daily appointments, meetings, notes as File Textual 12 8 Appointment book 2003 well as addresses and contact information. Appointment books contain daily appointments, meetings, notes as File Textual 13 1 Appointment book 2005 well as addresses and contact information. File Textual 13 2 Calendar and notes [2008] File Textual 13 3 Diary 1980-1982 File Textual 13 4 Education - Handout on drama n.d.

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File Textual 13 5 Education - University of Western Ontario - Mozart music score Music score transcribed by Tomson Highway March 11, 1975

File Textual 13 6 Education - University of Western Ontario - piano literature essay March 4, 1975 File Textual 13 7 Family and friends n.d. File Textual 13 8 In Memoriam - John Blondin File contains one card and one press clipping n.d.; [1996] File Textual 13 9 In Memoriam - Larry Evan Lewis [1995] Item Object 13 10 Leather ribbon Leather ribbon with inscription "CILAF - Wendake 2008) 2008 File Textual 13 11 Miscellaneous documents 1995 Northern Manitoba Trapper's Festival (Joe Highway) - Festival File Textual 13 12 [1951] Queen - clippings File Textual 13 13 Notebooks, notes and printed material n.d. File Textual 13 14 Notebooks - French terminology n.d. File Textual 13 15 Notes n.d. File Textual 13 16 Notes n.d.; 1999 File Textual 13 17 Parents - Certificates [1928]; 1988; 1999 File Textual 13 18 Parents - Pelagie Highway - funeral guest book 1999 File Textual 13 19 Parents - Pelagie Highway - funeral arrangements September 1999 File Textual 13 20 Parents - Vital Statistics [2003] File Textual 13 21 Passports [1987-1997] File Textual 13 22 René Highway - Memorial service 1990 "Native American Dance" Publication : "Ceremonies and Social File Textual 13 23 René Highway - Native American Dance [1990] Traditions" (articles by Rosalind Jones) File Textual 13 24 René Highway - "Night Of The First Americans" - programme JFK Centre For The Performing Arts -Programme March 14, 1982 File Textual 13 25 René Highway - Poem analysis n.d. File Textual 13 26 Residence in France - correspondence 2003 File Textual 13 27 Travel material and notes n.d. File Textual 13 28 Travel records n.d. File Textual 13 29 Travel tickets and passes [1980-2000] File Textual 13 30 Travels - Finland - Marico - Switzerland - postcards [2002] Item Art 13 31 Various artwork - "Rusty" [by M. (Mendelson) Joe] Small painting with dog and blue background n.d. File Textual 13 32 Yearbook -Churchill High school 1970 Item Photo 21 15 Photographs - Banff Centre For The Arts - ID card and photo 1993 File Photo 21 16 Photographs - Derby Queen images ca. 1931 [1931] File Photo 21 17 Photographs - Family - Leaf Rapids - [Pelagie Highway's funeral] 1999

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Hier. lvl. Media File Item Title Scope and Content Vol. Dates Niv. hier. Support Dossier Pièce Titre Portée et contenu Photographs - Family - Leaf Rapids - [Pelagie Highway's funeral] - File Photo 21 18 1999 [Linda and kids] Various photographs taken by T. Highway or others of Sudbury Ont.; A young dancer in regalia; friends and family as well as of n.d.; 1957; [1998- File Photo 21 19 Photographs - Family and Friends - "Fur Queen" Pelagie Highway. Also contains a photo of the 1957 Trapper's 2001] Festival Fur Queen. Photographs - Friends - [Photos from the famous "Australian File Photo 21 20 Images of Tomson Highway and friends during special event. May 23, 1995 Caribou Dinner Party] Photograph of school children in front of Guy [Hills] Residential Item Photo 22 1 Photographs - Guy [Hills] Residential School [1963] school. (Tomson Highway is one of the school children). Photographs - [House and view from cottage - Tomson Highway, File Photo 22 2 [199-?] - [200-?] Raymond Lalonde and friends] Photographs - Kwakiult Ceremony - Mungo Martin House - Victoria, File Photo 22 3 October 12, 1992 B.C. Item Photo 22 4 Photographs - Lalonde, Raymond [198-?] File contains photos of Highway's partner, Raymond Lalonde (at Photo File 22 5 Photographs - Lalonde, Raymond, family and friends cottage) as well as photos of family and friends. Files also contains [198-?] - [200-?] Textual cards and a postcard. File Photo 22 6 Photographs - Lalonde, Raymond Baby picture of Raymond Lalonde and passport picture. [195-?]; [200-?] Photographs - Parents - Pelagie and Joe Highway - Northern File Photo 22 7 [197-?] Manitoba Photographs - Parents - Tomson Highway's mother (Pelagie) and File Photo 22 8 [194-?]; [195-?] several children Photo Photographs of René Highway (Tomson Highway's brother), during File 22 9 Photographs - René Highway [198-?] Textual an event. Contains a note on photo envelope. Artistic photograph of René Highway and other dancers. Photo File Photo 22 10 Photographs - René Highway [Cylla Von Tiedemann] entitled "Native Dancers" by Cylla Von Tiedemann. Also featured, [198-?] dancer, Alejandro Ronceria. Photo Photographs - Tomson Highway and other visitors on a "Fantastic File Textual 22 11 [197-?] Tour" trolley in a grotto. Art Photographs of cabaret musical trio [La belle Cano] which includes File Photo 22 12 Photographs - Tomson Highway and fellow artists - Sudbury Ontario [August 9, 2001] Tomson Highway, Patricia Cano and [Allan Walsh] File Photo 22 13 Photographs - Tomson Highway and [friends] during outdoor event [199-?]

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Hier. lvl. Media File Item Title Scope and Content Vol. Dates Niv. hier. Support Dossier Pièce Titre Portée et contenu Photo Images of Tomson Highway and Raymond Lalonde with friends on File 22 14 Photographs - Tomson Highway and Raymond Lalonde 2005 Textual mountain top (ridge). Images of Tomson Highway and (former partner) Terrence Ford at File Photo 22 15 Photographs - Tomson Highway and Terrance Ford Summer 1975 lake Huron, Ontario Photographs - Tomson Highway at dinner table with Raymond Item Photo 22 16 [200-?] Lalonde File Photo 22 17 Photographs - Tomson Highway at lake [with family] [197-?] File Photo 22 18 Photographs - Tomson Highway in apartment (with friends) [198-?] Item Photo 22 19 Photographs - Tomson Highway portrait painting by [M. Joe] [1997] Item Photo 22 20 Photographs - Travel - Ecuador December 28, 1994 File Photo 22 21 Photographs - Travel - with Raymond [in Europe] [200-?] [Oversized] - Artist's book by Taiwanese indigenous artist Sakuliu File Textual 24 1 Signed copy. 1999 Pavalung given to Tomson Highway. Original costume sketch for René Highway's character "Grey Hawk" Art in "The Good Witch of Plum Hollow" performed by the Tonto Dance Item 25 6 [Oversized] - René Highway - Costume sketch [198-?] Textual Theatre. Sketch also contains notes and material swatch. File also contains performance programme. [Oversized] - Map of region in France and Catalonia [Espai Catala File Carto 28 1 Map of Southern France and Catalonia. n.d. Tranfrontere¸] - Highway's summer residence Item Photo 35 1 [Oversized] - Photograph - Pelagie Highway Photograph of Tomson Highway's mother. n.d. Item Art 34 1 [Oversized] - Painting - scenery Acrylic painting of a country scene offered to Tomson Highway. n.d. Correspondence series File Textual 13 33 Personal correspondence n.d. File Textual 13 34 Personal correspondence 1993 File Textual 13 35 Personal correspondence May 1995 File Textual 13 36 Personal correspondence 1996 File Textual 13 37 Personal correspondence 1997 File Textual 13 38 Personal correspondence 1998 File Textual 13 39 Personal correspondence 1999 File Textual 13 40 Personal correspondence [200-?] File Textual 13 41 Personal correspondence 2000 File Textual 13 42 Personal correspondence 2000 File Textual 13 43 Personal correspondence 2004 File Textual 13 44 Personal correspondence 2007 File Textual 13 45 Personal correspondence - cards n.d.

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Hier. lvl. Media File Item Title Scope and Content Vol. Dates Niv. hier. Support Dossier Pièce Titre Portée et contenu File Textual 13 46 Personal correspondence - [Agathe] [1995-1997] File Textual 13 47 Personal correspondence - Ford, Terrence [Terry] 1978-1983 Personal correspondence - Jean, Michaelle (Governor General of File Textual 13 48 [200-?] Canada] February and March File Textual 13 49 Personal correspondence - LaLonde, Raymond 1986 File Textual 13 50 Personal correspondence - LaLonde, Raymond 1989 Personal correspondence - Letter and book review by young File Textual 13 51 n.d. student File Textual 13 52 Personal correspondence - Letters sent by students n.d. File Textual 13 53 Personal correspondence - Whitehead, William October 1, 2002 File Textual 14 1 Business correspondence 1990 File Textual 14 2 Business correspondence 1991 Textual File 14 3 Business correspondence 1992 Photo File contains records that pertain but are not limited to: Highway's works as writer in residence; copyright use and permissions; the publishing of his literary works; his awards; request for interviews; File Textual 14 4 Business correspondence [1993-2002] invitations to opening performances; copies of articles; correspondence with agencies, theatre companies, production companies and universities. File Textual 14 5 Business correspondence 1994 File Textual 14 6 Business correspondence 1994-1996 File Textual 14 7 Business correspondence 1999 File Textual 14 8 Business correspondence January 3, 2000 File Textual 14 9 Business correspondence 2003 File Textual 14 10 Business correspondence 2007 File Textual 14 11 Business correspondence - Access - Canadian Copyright Agency 2003 File Textual 14 12 Business correspondence - CPAWS 2003 File Textual 14 13 Business correspondence - De-Ba-Jeh-Mu-Jig Theatre group 1988-1989 Business correspondence - Gary Goddard Agency (Celia Chassels - File Textual 14 14 File contains correspondence and notes. 1990 agent) File Textual 14 15 Business correspondence - Mirvish Productions ("Rose") 1996 File Textual 14 16 Business correspondence - National Library of Canada 2001 Business correspondence - "Sweetgrass" - screenplay by Eda File Textual 14 17 File contains correspondence and draft. 1992 Lishman (based on Highway's "Rez Sisters")

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Hier. lvl. Media File Item Title Scope and Content Vol. Dates Niv. hier. Support Dossier Pièce Titre Portée et contenu File Textual 14 18 Business correspondence - Western Canada Theatre June 29, 2002 Business and financial files Series Business files sub-series Copyright - "The Rez Sisters" - "Dry Lips Oughta Move To File Textual 14 19 1987 Kapuskasing" File Textual 14 20 Copyright - musical works 1997 File Textual 14 21 "Dry Lips Oughta Move To Kapuskasing" - film project 1991-1995 File Textual 14 22 Kiss of the Fur Queen Inc. - contracts and agreements - expenses 1992, 2008 May 5, 1994, March File Textual 14 23 Kiss of the Fur Queen Inc. - Cogeco Development Fund - Agreement 11, 2009 File Textual 14 24 Kiss of the Fur Queen Inc. - Corporate records and agreements [1992-1996] File Textual 14 25 Kiss of the Fur Queen Inc. - correspondence September 1999 File Textual 14 26 Kiss of the Fur Queen Inc. - Development and schedule 1992 File Textual 14 27 Kiss of the Fur Queen Inc. - Financial statements and expenses 1992 Kiss of the Fur Queen Inc. - ("Kiss of the Fur Queen" mini-series File Textual 14 28 1992-1993 project) -Financial statements File Textual 15 1 Kiss of the Fur Queen Inc. - Funding 1992 File Textual 15 2 Kiss of the Fur Queen Inc. - Funding 1992 File Textual 15 3 Kiss of the Fur Queen Inc. - Funding 1993 File Textual 15 4 Kiss of the Fur Queen Inc. - Funding 1994 Kiss of the Fur Queen Inc. - Funding and production - Telefilm File Textual 15 5 April to August 1992 Canada - CBC File Textual 15 6 Kiss of the Fur Queen Inc. - Incorporation March 1992 Kiss of the Fur Queen Inc. - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" mini-series File Textual 15 7 1992-1993 project binder Kiss of the Fur Queen Inc. - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" mini-series File Textual 15 8 1992-1993 project binder Kiss of the Fur Queen Inc. - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" mini-series File Textual 15 9 1992-1993 project binder File Textual 15 10 "Kiss of the Fur Queen" - Publication - correspondence 2000 File Textual 15 11 Okimasis Inc. 1992 File Textual 15 12 Okimasis Inc. - Bank statements [1992] File Textual 15 13 Okimasis Inc. - Dissolution 1998 File Textual 15 14 Okimasis Inc. - Financial statements 1992-1995

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Hier. lvl. Media File Item Title Scope and Content Vol. Dates Niv. hier. Support Dossier Pièce Titre Portée et contenu File Textual 15 15 Productions - "La Belle Cano" - final report and notes August 2001 File Textual 15 16 "The Rez Sisters" (Fil rights )- correspondence and contracts 1989-1992 Financial files sub-series File Textual 16 1 ACTRA - RRSP 2003 File Textual 16 2 Expenses - House in France (Office at home) 2003 File Textual 16 3 Expenses - Travel 2003 File Textual 16 4 Financial statements 1997-1999 File Textual 16 5 Financial statements 2002-2003 File Textual 16 6 Financial statements - Expenses and fees 2003 File Textual 16 7 Funding and grant applications 2001 File Textual 16 8 Funding and grant applications - Canada Council June 2002 File Textual 16 9 Income tax records and financial statements [1989-1990] File Textual 16 10 Income tax records and financial statements 1991 File Textual 16 11 Income tax records and financial statements [1991-1992] File Textual 16 12 Income tax records and financial statements [1991-1995] File Textual 16 13 Income tax records and financial statements [1992] File Textual 16 14 Income tax records and financial statements [1992-1993] File Textual 16 15 Income tax records and financial statements 1993 File Textual 16 16 Income tax records and financial statements 1993 File Textual 16 17 Income tax records and financial statements [1993-1994] File Textual 16 18 Income tax records and financial statements 1994 File Textual 16 19 Income tax records and financial statements 1995 File Textual 16 20 Income tax records and financial statements 1996 File Textual 16 21 Income tax records and financial statements Also contains ACTRA summary of earnings. [1996-1997] File Textual 16 22 Income tax records and financial statements 1996-1997 File Textual 16 23 Income tax records and financial statements 1997 File Textual 16 24 Income tax records and financial statements 1998 File Textual 16 25 Income tax records and financial statements 1999 File Textual 17 1 Income tax records and financial statements [1999-2000] File Textual 17 2 Income tax records and financial statements 2000 Income tax records and financial statements (Humbold University - September to File Textual 17 3 United States) November 2000 File Textual 17 4 Income tax records and financial statements 2001-2002 File Textual 17 5 Income tax records and financial statements 2003 File Textual 17 6 Mortgage statements (Toronto) 1992 Contracts and Agreements sub-series File Textual 17 7 Contracts and Agreements - n.d.

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Hier. lvl. Media File Item Title Scope and Content Vol. Dates Niv. hier. Support Dossier Pièce Titre Portée et contenu File Textual 17 8 Contracts and Agreements 1988 File Textual 17 9 Contracts and Agreements 1989 File Textual 17 10 Contracts and Agreements 1991 File Textual 17 11 Contracts and Agreements 1992-1996 File Textual 17 12 Contracts and Agreements 1993 File Textual 17 13 Contracts and Agreements 1994 File Textual 17 14 Contracts and Agreements 1995 File Textual 17 15 Contracts and Agreements 1996 File Textual 17 16 Contracts and Agreements 1997 File Textual 17 17 Contracts and Agreements 1999 File Textual 17 18 Contracts and Agreements 2000 File Textual 17 19 Contracts and Agreements 2001 File Textual 17 20 Contracts and Agreements 2003 File Textual 17 21 Contracts and Agreements 2004 File Textual 17 22 Contracts and Agreements 2006 File Textual 17 23 Contracts and Agreements - Amateur rights 1999-2007 File Textual 17 24 Contracts and Agreements - "Annie and The Old One" - royalties 1993 Contracts and Agreements -AQAD - SOQAD (copyright - translation - File Textual 17 25 2003 management) File Textual 17 26 Contracts and Agreements - Brisbane Writers Festival 2002 File Textual 17 27 Contracts and Agreements - Cancopy 2000 File Textual 17 28 Contracts and Agreements - Cascade Theatre 1989-1991 File Textual 17 29 Contracts and Agreements - CBC November 2, 1992 Contracts and Agreements - "Dance Me Outside" - motion picture File Textual 17 30 1990-1993 project - rights Contracts and Agreements - "Dry Lips Oughta Move To File Textual 17 31 1988-1990 Kapuskasing" - various productions Contracts and Agreements - "Ernestine Shuswap Get Her Trout" File Textual 17 32 2007 (performance rights) File Textual 17 33 Contracts and Agreements - Harper Collins 1998 File Textual 17 34 Contracts and Agreements - "J.J. Harper" fil project 2000 Contracts and Agreements - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" (mini-series File Textual 17 35 1992 project) File Textual 17 36 Contracts and Agreements - National Speakers Bureau February 2003 File Textual 17 37 Contracts and Agreements - Performances and other rights 2000 File Textual 17 38 Contracts and Agreements - Playwrights Union of Canada 1997

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File Textual 17 39 Contracts and Agreements - Québec (translation and licenses) 1991-1995 File Textual 18 1 Contracts and Agreements - Rights and royalties - statements 2006-2007 File Textual 18 2 Contracts and Agreements - "The Rez Sisters" - Rights and royalties 1987-2002

File Textual 18 3 Contracts and Agreements - "The Rez Sisters" - Rights and royalties 1987-2002 File Textual 18 4 Contracts and Agreements - Theatre Direct 2002-2003 File Textual 18 5 Contracts and Agreements - "The World Of the Trickster" - February 16, 1999 Contracts and Agreements - Writing contracts - "Caprice" File Textual 18 6 Screenplay by Tomson Highway and Carol Hay. October 25, 1995 (screenplay) Contracts and Agreements - Writing contracts - "Rose" File Textual 18 7 1992-1996 (commission) Contracts and Agreements - WCA Film and Television Ltd. File Textual 18 8 2003 Statements. Career files series File Textual 19 1 Biographical and bibliographical information [198-?]; [199-?] File Textual 19 2 Business cards [200-?] Events and performances - [Writers Union of Canada] - programme File Textual 19 3 [199-?] and music scores File Textual 19 4 International Playwrights Conference - Canberra, Australia 1992-1993 File Textual 19 5 NEPA - Administration - meetings [1997-1998] File Textual 19 6 NEPA - Administration - financial records (minutes and budgets) File includes interim artistic director's reports [1997-1998] File Textual 19 7 NEPA - Board of Directors - Meeting minutes File includes interim artistic director's reports 1998 File Textual 19 8 NEPA - Flyers [198-?] NEPA - Grant applications - Banff Centre For The Arts - promotional File Textual 19 9 1998 material NEPA - "Dry Lips Oughta Move To Kapuskasing" - Royal Alexandra, File Textual 19 10 1991 Toronto File Textual 19 11 National Speakers Bureau - Contract and information kit July 2003 File Textual 19 12 Playwright's Workshop, Montreal 2002-2003 File Textual 19 13 Résumé [1995] File Textual 19 14 State visit to Germany (Governor General) - information kit October 2001 Teaching and guest speaker - Tomson Highway Lecture Series - File Textual 19 15 [1996] SCES/ SFU

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Hier. lvl. Media File Item Title Scope and Content Vol. Dates Niv. hier. Support Dossier Pièce Titre Portée et contenu Teaching and guest speaker - Tomson Highway Lecture Series - As well as correspondence with Bowling Green University and with File Textual 19 16 1999 University of Toronto (University college) Japanese correspondent. Photographs - Tomson Highway delivering a speech at the File Photo 22 22 2002 University of Ottawa File Photo 22 23 Photographs - Tomson Highway during [special event(s)] [1985] Photographs of Tomson Highway with participants during fundraising events for NEPA. Includes images of partner Raymond File Photo 22 24 Photographs - Tomson Highway - Fundraiser event(s) - NEPA [1989] Lalonde, cabaret singers [The Lacreams] as well as Buffy Sainte- Marie. Photographs - Tomson Highway, Raymond Lalonde and [NEPA] File Photo 22 25 [199-?] group photo Honours and Awards series File Textual 19 17 City of Toronto - Salute to the City (plaque) March 2, 1997 File Textual 19 18 The Doras (booklet) 2009 File Textual 19 19 Honorary Degrees - programmes [1994-2009] Textual File 19 20 Laurentian University - Honorary Degree Ceremony booklet and photographs. June 2004 Photo National Aboriginal Achievement Award - Arts and Culture - File Textual 19 21 March 16, 2001 certificate National Aboriginal Achievement Award - Arts and Culture - File Textual 19 22 March 2001 programme File Textual 19 23 Order of Canada - correspondence January 6, [1993] File Textual 19 24 Order of Canada - correspondence and invitations 1994 File Textual 19 25 Order of Canada - programme 1994 File Textual 19 26 Order of Canada - general documentation and list of recipients 1997 File Textual 19 27 Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal File contains records and official certificate. 2002 File Textual 19 28 University of Winnipeg - Honorary Doctorate - certificate June 6, 1993 Textual File 19 29 University of Windsor, Ontario - Honorary Doctorate File contains official Convocation programme (booklet) June 2003 Photo Photographs - Honorary degrees - Tomson Highway in Ceremonial Item Photo 22 26 [199-?] Gown (with chancellors) Group photo - Highway with other recipients, notably Atom Egoyan, Item Photo 22 27 Photographs - Toronto Arts Awards September 1990 June Callwood and others. File contains photographs of Tomson Highway on stage during Photographs - University of Manitoba - Honorary Doctorate - File Photo 22 28 ceremony, with friends, family and with his mother Pelagie. [1997] Convocation and reception. Photographs taken during private party.

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Photographs of Tomson Highway and other recipients. Recipients include: Alain Aspect, Christine Desouche, Robert C. Dynes as well File Photo 23 1 Photographs - Université de Montréal - Honorary Doctorate May 2006 as emeritus professors Pierre Landreville and Yves Lamarre, emeritus archbishop Mgr. Jean-Claude Turcotte. Photographs of Tomson Highway in ceremonial gown during honorary degree ceremony. Photographs of Highway speaking at Photographs - University of Toronto - Honorary Degree (Doctor of File Photo 23 2 podium. Photos of Highway with other recipients and University June 8, 2007 Letters) representatives and emeritus chancellor David Peterson, as well as president David Naylor. File contains photographs of Highway during convocation, receiving Photographs - University of Western Ontario - Honorary Doctorate - File Photo 23 3 his degree. Photo sessions with various representatives of UWO as June 1993 Ceremony and photo session well as with partner Raymond Lalonde. Photos of other recipients.

Photographs - University of Western Ontario - Honorary Doctorate - File contains photographs of reception held after Convocation File Photo 23 4 June 1993 reception held at the University. ceremony. File also contains correspondence and one publication. Photographs - University of Western Ontario - Honorary Doctorate - File Photo 23 5 June 1993 Ceremony photos. File Photo 23 6 Photographs - University of Winnipeg - Honorary degree ceremony. Images of Tomson Highway as well as with his mother (Pelagie). 1993 Official certificate and award given out to Tomson Highway for his File Textual 25 7 [Oversized] - Chalmers Canadian Play Award 1986 play "The Rez Sisters". File Textual 25 8 [Oversized] - Honorary Diploma - The Royal Conservatory of Music January 10, 1999 File Textual 25 9 [Oversized] - Honorary Doctorate - Brandon University. Diploma October 26, 1996 File Textual 25 10 [Oversized] - Honorary Doctorate - Laurentian University. Diploma May 18, 2004 File Textual 25 11 [Oversized] - Honorary Doctorate - University of Windsor. Diploma June 6, 2003 File contains Honorary diploma given out ot Tomson Highway by [Oversized] - Honorary Doctorate - University of Toronto - Order of File Textual 27 1 the University of Toronto in 2007 and Order of Canada certificate 1993; 2007 Canada (certificate) given out in October of 1993.

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Award containing plaque and dreamcatcher (with six feathers). Inscription on plaque reads: "Hon Da Gee Nutch" - Dreamcatcher. Object [Oversized] - Manitoba's First Nations Peoples International Powow Manitoba's First Nations Peoples International Pow Wow Honours File 29 1 [2001] Textual Award. Thomson Highway - Manitoba's First Nation Award For Individual Accomplishment "Dreams Are Captured and Interwoven into The Circle of Life" - M.E.N.P.I.P

Award containing signed certificate and eagle feather given out to Tomson Highway in 1991. Inscription reads: " This award presented to Tomson Highway for sustained creative excellence. Like the Item Object 30 1 [Oversized] - The Golden Trickster Award - NEPA Trickster, the recipient of this award is a powerful creator of May 12, 1991 wisdom and mystery... real and fantasy... mischief and merriment who turn our world outward for other to explore while pulling it inward for us to share". Native Earth Perfoming Arts. Large sized feather received by Tomson Highway [Context to be Item Object 31 1 Object - feather n.d. determined] Two Harlequin shaped awards in bronze with wooden base. Both awards have a metal plaque with following inscriptions:"1986-1987 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play Drama/ File Object 32 1 Object - Dora Mavor Moore Awards Comedy Division - Tomson Highway - " The Rez Sisters"; "1988- [1987]; [1989] 1989 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play Drama Comedy Division - Tomson Highway - Dry Lips Oughta Move To Kapuskasing". Item Object 33 1 Object - Medal pin - National Honour Society Golden Key 1 medallic pin and case (fabric material covering) n.d. Research and reference material series File Textual 20 1 Articles n.d. "Beatrice Chancy : A Libretto in Four Acts" (by George Elliott File Textual 20 2 [1996] Church) File Textual 20 3 Brochures and flyers [200-?] File Textual 20 4 Canadian Theatre Review (no. 115) Summer 2003 File Textual 20 5 Catalogues - Talon Books Fall 2003 File Textual 20 6 "Emily Goes To Hospital" (by Alberta Children's Hospital) Illustrations by Lorna Fraser 1986 File Textual 20 7 George Street letters July to August 2005 File Textual 20 8 Hiroyuki Shimada exhibition Programme with notes 1997 File Textual 20 9 "The Jay Treaty - 1794" - Treaty of Commerce and Navigation Typewritten copy of the original treaty n.d.

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Hier. lvl. Media File Item Title Scope and Content Vol. Dates Niv. hier. Support Dossier Pièce Titre Portée et contenu File Textual 20 10 National Geographic - "Canada's Heartland" Contains images of Brochet, Manitoba October 1970 File Textual 20 11 Nickel Belt News (vol. 4 no 27 A) December 20, 2004 File Textual 20 12 Press clipping n.d. File Textual 20 13 Programmes n.d. File Textual 20 14 "Ravens" - a play by J.B. Joe (Kuper Island, B.C.) - typescript n.d. File Textual 20 15 Recherches amérindiennes au Québec (vol. 35 no. 1) 2005 File Textual 20 16 Research - Residential schools - archival material (copies) [1862-1864]; 1997 "Sacred Stories of The Sweetgrass Cree" (by Leonard Bloomfield) - File Textual 20 17 n.d. copies File Textual 20 18 Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company Files contains pages from a promotional sleeve. 2004 File Textual 20 19 "Solus" Kent Williams - exhibit programme (signed) Exhibit at Art Space in California, United States [200-?] File Textual 20 20 Tawow (Canadian Indian Cultural Magazine) (vol. 5 no. 1) Article and interview with René Highway 1976 File Textual 20 21 "The Gathering Place" - Creeburn Lake Promotional booklet n.d. "The Illustrated History of The Chippewas of Nawash" (by Polly File Textual 20 22 Illustrated and printed comic book 1996 Keeshig-Tobias) Files contains correspondence, official documentation on the File Textual 20 23 "The Shuswap - One People With One Mind, One Heart, One Spirit". 1989; [August 2000] Shuswap peoples and land. "The Strategic Smorgasbord of Postmodernity" edited by Deborah File contains permission copy of this publication, as well as File Textual 20 24 2007 C. Bowen correspondence. File Textual 20 25 "View" - University of Windsor Alumni News Summer 2007 October - November File Textual 20 26 Week-end Post - newspaper 1998 Promotional Material Different musical programmes: "An Evening with Tomson Highway", File Textual 36 1 Programmes 2003 "Music Festival" Two promotional programs of "Dry Lips Oughta Move to File Textual 36 2 Modern Canadian Drama Festival (Tokyo, Japan) Kapuskasing" from the Modern Canadian Drama Festival (Tokyo, 2001 Japan) Personal Material Convocation Dinner - Chancellor and the President of the University File Textual 36 3 University of Windsor 7 June 2003 of Windsor. Invitation letters sent to Tomson Highway Article "A Walk in the Woods With Canada's Pre-Eminent Printed Material. Article "A Walk in the Woods With Canada's Pre- File Textual 36 4 n.d. Moviemaker" Eminent Moviemaker" (Norman Jewison)

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Hier. lvl. Media File Item Title Scope and Content Vol. Dates Niv. hier. Support Dossier Pièce Titre Portée et contenu Annotated playscript by Tomson Highway of the play "A streetcar File Textual 36 5 "A Streetcar Named Desire" n.d. Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams Bolo nectktie composed of a [Eagle Harper] medal designed and File Object 38 5 "Eagle" bolo tie [by Charles Harper] crafted by artist Charles Harper with supporting braded leather n.d. cord. Received by Tomson Highway. [Medal awarded to Terence Ford kept by Tomson Highway - from File Object 38 6 Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto 1970 the Royal conservatory of music of Toronto]. Medal received by Terence Ford for his Scholarship from the File Object 38 7 Kiwanis International London Music Festival - Scholarship Kiwanis International London Music Festival. Kept by Tomson 1975 Highway. Object Objects received and kept by Tomson Highway commemorating the File Textual 40 1 René Highway - Commemorative objects n.d. death of his brother René in 1990. Photo Items said to have been used by the author in the creation of the play "Rose". Also contained in this box, a wooden box containing File Object 41 1 Inspirational and commemorative objects objects received and kept by Tomson Highway commemorating the n.d. death of his brother René in 1990. Items include 2 ballets shoes signed by Prima Ballerina Veronica Tennant. Items received as gifts and kept by Tomson Highway: 1 rosery, 1 beaded necklace and silver pendant, 1 necklace with small mask, 1 File Object 42 1 Inspirational and collected objects n.d. pouch-neclace; 1 leather pouch, 1 leather armband, 3 foreign country paper currency. Business and financial files File Textual 36 6 Okimasis Productions Business and corporate records of Okimasis productions 1992 Career Files Drawing of the "Writing Lectureship on Native Health of the File Art 25 12 Writing Lectorship on Native Health n.d. University of Toronto" Costume Sketches of the play "Dry Lips Oughta Move to File Art 25 14 Costume sketches 1991 Kapuskasing" Honours and Awards Picture of the ceremony of Order of Canada with Tomson Highway File Photo 23 7 Photographs - Order of Canada 1994 and the Governor General of Canada Ramon John Hnatyshyn. Honorable Mention received by Tomson Highway from the National File Textual 36 7 National Magazine Awards Foundation 2001 Magazine Awards Foundation.

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Hier. lvl. Media File Item Title Scope and Content Vol. Dates Niv. hier. Support Dossier Pièce Titre Portée et contenu A letter from James C. Reaney to confer the degree of Doctor of File Textual 37 1 University of Western Ontario - Doctora honoris causa letters, honoris causa, to Tomson Highway; the diploma; the 260th 06 June 1993 convocation Spring 1993 Catalog. Doctorate Honoris Causa received by Tomson Highway from the Object File 39 1 Université de Montréal - Doctora honoris causa University of Montreal.The box contains diploma and original May 26th 2006 Textual container given out by l'Université de Montréal. Rosette and ribbon (part of the Honorary Doctorate box received by File Object 39 2 Université de Montréal - Doctora honoris causa - Rosette 2006 Tomson Highway. Medal received by Tomson Highway - National Aboriginal File Object 38 1 National Aboriginal Achievement Award 2001 Achievement Award. Medal for "performing arts" received by Tomson Highway from the File Object 38 2 Toronto Arts Award 1990 Toronto Arts Foundation. File Object 38 3 Order of Canada Medal of the Order of Canada received by Tomson Highway. 13 Avril 1994 Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee Medal received by Tomson File Object 38 4 Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee 2002 Highway. Key Chain awarded by Ticket Master to Tomson Highway - with File Object 38 8 Ticket Master - Golden Ticket key chain n.d. name inscribed at the back. Award certificate received by Tomson Highway for the play "Dry File Textual 25 13 Chalmers award 1984 Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing"

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