Description
On a fictional Cree and Ojibway reserve, seven sisters—each with her own voice, longing, and resilience—navigate the pressures of community life, family bonds, and the spiritual forces that shape their world. As their hopes and dreams collide with hardship and change, their relationships become both a refuge and a battleground, revealing how sacred matriarchy can sustain a people through uncertainty. Blending Nehiyaw and Anishinaabe sensibilities with language, humor, and lyrical storytelling, the play explores identity, survival, and the enduring power of women to remake what history tries to break. With Tomson Highway’s distinctive theatrical style—bold, poetic, and deeply rooted in Indigenous spirituality—this is a moving portrait of love, agency, and collective strength.
Available Editions
paperback
Fifth House
Published Jan 1, 1988
118 pages
ISBN: 092007944X
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Details
First Published
1988
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Rez Sisters by Tomson Highway.