CONTENTS

Introduction

One Big Indian

ALLAN J. RYAN

Teasing, Tolerating, Teaching:
Laughter and Community in Native Literature

KRISTINA FAGAN

And Now, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Get Ready for Some (Ab)Original Stand-up Comedy

DON KELLY

Whacking the Indigenous Funny Bone:
Political Correctness vs. Native Humour, Round One

DREW HAYDEN TAYLOR

Cree-atively Speaking

JANICE ACOOSE AND NATASHA BEEDS

Subversive Humour:
Canadian Native Playwrights’
Winning Weapon of Resistance

MIRJAM HIRCH

How To Be as Funny as an Indian

IAN FERGUSON

Buffalo Tales and Academic Trails

KAREN FROMAN

Ruby Lips

LOUISE PROFEIT-LEBLANC

Why Cree Is the Funniest of All Languages

TOMSON HIGHWAY

Performing Native Humour:
The Dead Dog Café Comedy Hour

THOMAS KING

About the Contributors

Acknowledgements