CONTENTS
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
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
LOUISE PROFEIT-LEBLANC
Why Cree Is the Funniest of All Languages
TOMSON HIGHWAY
Performing Native Humour:
The Dead Dog Café Comedy Hour
THOMAS KING