King, Thomas
I-Portal Content
"You'll Never Believe What Happened" Is Always a Great Way to Start
Alternate Title
The Truth about Stories: A Native Narrative Pt. 1
[2003 CBC Massey Lectures]
[Ideas with Paul Kennedy]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Thomas King
Description
In speech, noted author illustrates the power of stories by comparing an Aboriginal creation story to the Christian version and discussing what they convey about each culture and its values. To listen to this audio, scroll down to Part 1.
Duration: 54:22.
[Audio Interview with Thomas King]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
[Thomas King
Don Swaim]
Description
Author discusses his writing.
Duration: 39: 26.
[Thomas King and the Stairwell Interview: The Inconvenient Indian]
Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Thomas King
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Interview conducted in a stairwell, due to a fire alarm, with a prolific fiction author regarding his second non-fiction work.
Duration: 28:56.
[Thomas King: The Inconvenient Indian]
Alternate Title
The Next Chapter ; February 4, 2013
The Next Chapter Special Extented Interview
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Shelagh Rogers
Thomas King
Description
Author of Green Grass, Running Water, and A Coyote Columbus Story, discusses his non-fiction book An Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America, government policies and movements like Idle No More.
Duration: 48:17.
A Coyote Columbus Story
Alternate Title
One Good Story, That One
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Thomas King
Description
Humorous short story that tells the story of Columbus from an Indigenous point of view.
Excerpt from One Good Story, That One by Thomas King.
A Million Porcupines Crying in the Dark
Alternate Title
The Truth about Stories: A Native Narrative. Pt. 4
[2003 CBC Massey Lectures]
[Ideas with Paul Kennedy]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Thomas King
Description
In speech, noted author discusses Louis Owens' I Hear the Train, M. Scott Momaday's House Made of Dawn, Robert Alexie's Porcupines and China Dolls, and the works of other contemporary Native writers. To listen to this audio, scroll down to Part 4.
Duration: 54:22.
Another Interview with Thomas King (October 2009)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Thomas King
Jordan Wilson
Description
Article includes two video clips and a written transcript of the interview.
Border Trickery and Dog Bones: A Conversation with Thomas King
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Andrews
Thomas King
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 24, no. 2, 1999, pp. 161-185
Description
Interview discusses the King's work in general and in particular the book Truth and Bright Water.
I'm Not the Indian You Had in Mind
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Thomas King
Laura J. Milliken
Description
Short video featuring a poem by Thomas King challenging stereotypical portrayals of Aboriginal peoples. Duration: 5:28.
Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America
E-Books
Author/Creator
Thomas King
Indianthusiasm: Indigenous Responses
Alternate Title
Indigenous Studies Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Renae Watchman
Florentine Strzelczyk
Hartmut Lutz
Ahmoo Angeconeb
Jeannette C. Armstrong
John Blackbird
Warren Cariou
Jo-Ann Episkenew
Audrey Huntley
Thomas King
David T. McNab
Quentin Pipestem
Waubgeshig Rice
Drew Hayden Taylor
Emma Lee Warrior
Indigenous Studies Series
Let Me Entertain You
Alternate Title
The Truth about Stories: A Native Narrative. Pt. 3
[2003 CBC Massey Lectures]
[Ideas with Paul Kennedy]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Thomas King
Description
In speech, noted author discusses the numerous European constructs of Aboriginality. To listen to this audio, scroll down to Part 3.
Duration: 54:22.
Native Writers of Canada: A Photographic Portrait of 12 Contemporary Authors
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas King
Greg Staats
Books in Canada, vol. 23, no. 5, Summer, 1994, pp. 12-18
Description
Illustrates the authors in black and white drawings.
Peter Gzowski Interviews Thomas King on Green Grass, Running Water
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Gzowski
Thomas King
Canadian Literature, no. 161-162, On Thomas King, Summer/Autumn, 1999, pp. 65-76
Description
Originally broadcast on "Morningside," CBC Radio, 5 April 1993.
The One about Coyote Going West
Alternate Title
One Good Story, That One
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Thomas King
Description
Humorous short story.
From One Good Story, That One by Thomas King.
Too Heavy to Lift
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Thomas King
Description
Commentary about stereotypes.
Chapter from The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America by Thomas King.
Totem
Alternate Title
One Good Story, That One
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Thomas King
Description
Humorous short story from One Good Story, That One by Thomas King.
Troubling Tricksters: Revisioning Critical Conversations
Alternate Title
Indigenous Studies Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kristina Fagan
Niigonwedom James Sinclair
Margery Fee
Linda Morra
Richard Van Camp ...
Christopher Kientz
Assu, Sonny
Warren Cariou
Eldon Yellowhorn
Deanna Reder
Thomas King
Archibald, Jo-ann ...
Jill Carter
Keeshig-Tobias, Lenore
Indigenous Studies Series
What Is It About Us That You Don't Like?
Alternate Title
The Truth about Stories: A Native Narrative. Pt. 5
[2003 CBC Massey Lectures]
[Ideas with Paul Kennedy]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Thomas King
Description
In speech, noted author uses a coyote story as a springboard for a discussion on European-Aboriginal relations throughout the history of Canada and United States. To listen to this audio, scroll down to Part 5.
Duration: 54:22.
You're Not the Indian I Had in Mind
Alternate Title
The Truth about Stories: A Native Narrative. Pt. 2
[2003 CBC Massey Lectures]
[Ideas with Paul Kennedy]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Thomas King
Description
In speech, the noted author discusses stereotypes such as the noble savage and vanishing Indian as portrayed in the photographs of Thomas Curtis, and contemporary concepts of what constitutes an "authentic" identity. To listen to this audio, scroll down to Part 2.
Duration: 54:22.