248:
great importance for the characters and is a playful figure, in contrast to the stern vengeful god that the boys are introduced to in school. Another theme found in this novel is the devastating effects of colonization on
Indigenous people. Gabriel and Jeremiah are sent to residential school where they are forced to speak English, and their own Cree culture and language is demonized. Both boys are traumatized by their experiences at residential school and face issues regarding identity growing up. Reconciliation is also a strong theme found in this work. Both Gabriel and Jeremiah have to find their own way to heal from their traumatic experiences at residential school.
239:
relationships and family connections. Gabriel decides to join his brother in
Winnipeg to continue his passion for dance. He embraces his homosexuality at a time when it was not safe to do so publicly, and self-medicates with drugs and alcohol. He turns to prostitution and endures vivid flashbacks of the abuse he suffered at the hands of the priests. Both brothers have troubles reconciling their two identities and this leads them to reject their Native identity and embrace the dominant culture.
235:
hair, and renamed to
Jeremiah and Gabriel. In their residential school experience, both brothers are physically and sexually abused at the hands of the priests which leads to Jeremiah's celibacy and Gabriel's inability to form successful relationships. The residential school is also the time that Gabriel meets the Fur Queen or better known as the trickster who watches over them throughout their lives.
238:
When he returns from residential school, Jeremiah moves to
Winnipeg to pursue his interests in music which acts as a coping strategy for his earlier abuse. He immerses himself fully in his musical pursuits which results in his further isolation and feelings of loneliness due to his lack of meaningful
27:
247:
There are many themes at play in this novel. There is the theme of the trickster, an element found throughout native storytelling and fiction. In this case the trickster appears in the lives of both
Abraham, who is the father of the boys, and Gabriel and Jeremiah. The trickster appears in times of
234:
begins with the champion dog-sled racer
Abraham Okimasis and the story of his two sons, Champion and Ooneemeetoo Okimasis from Eemanipiteepitat, Manitoba. Both brothers are taken from their families and sent to a residential school where they are unable to speak their language, forced to cut their
197:
264:
374:
220:
157:. Their language is forbidden, their names are changed to Jeremiah and Gabriel, and the boys are sexually abused by priests. However, a wily
154:
379:
354:
326:
359:
173:
121:
394:
389:
364:
384:
307:
349:
369:
268:
287:
180:
50:
164:
The novel, a fictionalized account of the real-life childhood of Tomson
Highway and his brother
312:
161:
figure, the Fur Queen, watches over the boys as they fulfill their destiny to become artists.
215:
206:
was translated by Thomas Bauer and published in 2001 by
Frederking & Thaler (Munich).
8:
116:
294:
139:
87:
192:
184:
97:
165:
135:
37:
343:
145:
The novel's main characters are
Champion and Ooneemeetoo Okimasis, two young
169:
26:
330:
158:
150:
146:
327:"Meet the 2024 Combat national des livres contenders"
203:
Der Kuss der Pelzkönigin. Ein indianischer
Lebensweg
341:
213:, the book was selected for the 2024 edition of
153:who are taken from their family and sent to a
170:Canadian Booksellers Association Libris Award
201:
149:brothers from Eemanipiteepitat in northern
25:
375:Books about residential schools in Canada
179:Francophone Ontarian poet and academic
93:2001 (Frederking & Thaler) (German)
342:
258:
283:
281:
279:
277:
13:
14:
406:
274:
174:Books in Canada First Novel Award
380:Residential schools in Manitoba
226:
319:
301:
1:
355:Canadian magic realism novels
251:
211:Le Baiser de la reine blanche
195:in 2004. The German edition
16:1998 novel by Tomson Highway
7:
308:"Who’s Who: Robert Dickson"
219:, where it was defended by
10:
411:
183:translated the novel into
269:The Canadian Encyclopedia
242:
191:, which was published by
115:
107:
79:
71:
63:
43:
33:
24:
360:Novels by Tomson Highway
168:, was a nominee for the
189:Champion et Ooneemeetoo
395:Novels set in Winnipeg
390:Doubleday Canada books
365:Novels set in Manitoba
325:Daphné Santos-Vieira,
202:
20:Kiss of the Fur Queen
385:Canadian LGBTQ novels
289:Kiss of the Fur Queen
232:Kiss of the Fur Queen
138:, first published by
131:Kiss of the Fur Queen
56:Thomas Bauer (German)
350:1998 Canadian novels
216:Le Combat des livres
142:in September 1998.
21:
370:1990s LGBTQ novels
316:, January 3, 2013.
187:, under the title
155:residential school
19:
333:, April 24, 2024.
298:, September 1998.
295:Quill & Quire
127:
126:
108:Publication place
402:
334:
323:
317:
305:
299:
285:
272:
262:
209:Under the title
205:
200:
140:Doubleday Canada
88:Doubleday Canada
29:
22:
18:
410:
409:
405:
404:
403:
401:
400:
399:
340:
339:
338:
337:
324:
320:
306:
302:
286:
275:
263:
259:
254:
245:
229:
196:
193:Prise de parole
103:
98:Prise de parole
59:
17:
12:
11:
5:
408:
398:
397:
392:
387:
382:
377:
372:
367:
362:
357:
352:
336:
335:
318:
313:Sudbury Living
300:
273:
265:Tomson Highway
256:
255:
253:
250:
244:
241:
228:
225:
181:Robert Dickson
136:Tomson Highway
134:is a novel by
125:
124:
119:
113:
112:
109:
105:
104:
102:
101:
94:
91:
83:
81:
77:
76:
73:
69:
68:
65:
61:
60:
58:
57:
54:
51:Robert Dickson
47:
45:
41:
40:
38:Tomson Highway
35:
31:
30:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
407:
396:
393:
391:
388:
386:
383:
381:
378:
376:
373:
371:
368:
366:
363:
361:
358:
356:
353:
351:
348:
347:
345:
332:
328:
322:
315:
314:
309:
304:
297:
296:
291:
290:
284:
282:
280:
278:
270:
266:
261:
257:
249:
240:
236:
233:
224:
222:
221:Jocelyn Sioui
218:
217:
212:
207:
204:
199:
194:
190:
186:
182:
177:
175:
171:
167:
162:
160:
156:
152:
148:
143:
141:
137:
133:
132:
123:
122:9780385256520
120:
118:
114:
110:
106:
99:
95:
92:
89:
85:
84:
82:
78:
74:
70:
66:
62:
55:
52:
49:
48:
46:
42:
39:
36:
32:
28:
23:
321:
311:
303:
293:
288:
260:
246:
237:
231:
230:
227:Plot summary
214:
210:
208:
188:
178:
163:
144:
130:
129:
128:
344:Categories
292:review at
252:References
100:) (French)
44:Translator
331:CBC Books
198:‹See Tfd›
176:in 1998.
159:trickster
80:Published
172:and the
151:Manitoba
64:Language
53:(French)
67:English
243:Themes
185:French
111:Canada
96:2004 (
86:1998 (
34:Author
75:novel
72:Genre
166:René
147:Cree
117:ISBN
267:at
346::
329:.
310:.
276:^
223:.
271:.
90:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
