Tomson Highway

Summary

Tomson Highway is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Manitoba^[2]. He was born on December 6, 1951^[3]. He worked as a writer^[4], novelist^[5], musicologist^[6], librettist^[7], and playwright^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month, #7,248 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Tomson Highway's place of birth was Manitoba^[2].
• Tomson Highway was born on December 6, 1951^[3].
• Tomson Highway held citizenship in Canada^[10].
• Tomson Highway is identified as part of the Cree ethnic group^[11].
• Tomson Highway's professions included writer^[4].
• Tomson Highway worked as a novelist^[5].
• Tomson Highway worked as a musicologist^[6].
• Tomson Highway worked as a librettist^[7].
• Tomson Highway's professions included playwright^[8].
• Tomson Highway's professions included songwriter^[12].
• Tomson Highway's education included a stint at Western University^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Tomson Highway is The Rez Sisters^[14].
• Tomson Highway received the Member of the Order of Canada^[15].
• Tomson Highway received the Dora Mavor Moore Awards^[16].
• Tomson Highway received the Officer of the Order of Canada^[17].
• Tomson Highway received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award^[18].
• Tomson Highway is recorded as male^[19].
• Tomson Highway's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Tomson Highway's Commons category is recorded as Tomson Highway^[21].
• Tomson Highway's archives at is recorded as Library and Archives Canada^[22].
• Tomson Highway's family name is recorded as Highway^[23].
• Tomson Highway's given name is recorded as Tomson^[24].
• Tomson Highway's official website is recorded as https://tomsonhighway.com^[25].
• Tomson Highway's described by source is recorded as Contemporary Novelists^[26].
• Tomson Highway's described by source is recorded as The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Manitoba^[2], Tomson Highway… he was born on December 6, 1951^[3]. He is identified as part of the Cree ethnic group^[11].

Education

Tomson Highway's education included a stint at Western University^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[4], novelist^[5], musicologist^[6], librettist^[7], playwright^[8], and songwriter^[12].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Tomson Highway is The Rez Sisters^[14].

Recognition

Awards received include Member of the Order of Canada^[15], a grade of an order^[28], in Canada^[29]; Dora Mavor Moore Awards^[16], a theatre award^[30], in Canada^[31], founded in 1978^[32]; Officer of the Order of Canada^[17], a grade of an order^[33], in Canada^[34], founded in 1967^[35]; and Governor General's Performing Arts Award^[18], a group of awards^[36], in Canada^[37], founded in 1992^[38].

Why It Matters

Tomson Highway ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month, #7,248 of 1,000,298).^[9]

FAQs

Where was Tomson Highway born?

Born in Manitoba^[2], Tomson Highway…

What did Tomson Highway do for work?

Tomson Highway worked as writer^[4], novelist^[5], musicologist^[6], librettist^[7], and playwright^[8].

Where did Tomson Highway go to school?

Tomson Highway was educated at Western University^[13].

What awards did Tomson Highway receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of Canada^[15], Dora Mavor Moore Awards^[16], Officer of the Order of Canada^[17], and Governor General's Performing Arts Award^[18].