Me Funny
by Edited by Drew Hayden Taylor

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A far-reaching exploration of the humour, wittiness and repartee dominant among the First Nations people of Canada, as witnessed, experienced and created directly by themselves, and with the inclusion of outside but reputable sources necessarily familiar with the Indigenous sense of humour as seen from an objective perspective.

An irreverent, insightful take on our First Nations’ great gift to Canada, delivered by a stellar cast of contributors.

Humour has always been an essential part of North American Aboriginal culture. This fact remained unnoticed by most settlers, however, since non-Aboriginals just didn’t get the joke. Indians, it was believed, never laughed. But Indians themselves always knew better.

As an award-winning playwright, columnist and comedy-sketch creator, Drew Hayden Taylor has spent fifteen years writing and researching Aboriginal humour. For this book, he asked a leading group of writers from a variety of fields—among them such celebrated wordsmiths as Thomas King, Lee Maracle and Tomson Highway—to take a look at what makes Aboriginal humour tick. Their challenging, informative and hilarious contributions examine the use of humour in areas as diverse as stand-up comedy, fiction, visual art, drama, performance, poetry, traditional storytelling and education.

As Me Funny makes clear, there is no single definition of Aboriginal humour. But the contributors do agree on some common ground: Native humour pushes the envelope. With this collection, readers will have the unforgettable opportunity to appreciate that for themselves.

Additional Notes:

Contributors Include:

Janice Acoose

Kristina Fagan

Karen Froman

Drew Hayden Taylor

Tomson Highway

Mirjam Hirch

Don Kelly

Thomas King

Lee Maracle

Louise Profeit-LeBlanc

Allan J. Ryan

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Weight:	0.27 kg
Price:	CDN$ 22.95 (US$ 22.33)

ISBN-10:	1553651375
ISBN-13/EAN:	9781553651376
Author:	Edited by Drew Hayden Taylor
Publisher:	Douglas & McIntyre Vancouver
Publication Date:	1/2006
Pages:	176 pp
Size/Dimensions:	5.5 x 8.5
Binding:	Paperback