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'''Drew Hayden Taylor''' (born 1 July 1962) is a Canadian playwright, author and journalist.
'''Drew Hayden Taylor''' (born 1 July 1962) is an [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous Canadian]] playwright, author and journalist.


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Born in [[Curve Lake First Nation|Curve Lake, Ontario]], Taylor is part [[Ojibwe]] and part [[White people|Caucasian]]. About his background Taylor says: "I plan to start my own nation. Because I am half Ojibway half Caucasian, we will be called the occasions. And of course, since I’m founding the new nation, I will be a special occasion."<ref>[http://www.uni-protokolle.de/nachrichten/id/1091/ Drew Hayden Taylor Gastpoet an der Universität Augsburg<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He also mused in a ''Globe and Mail'' essay: "Fighting over status/non-status, Métis, skin colour etc., only increases the sense of dysfunction in our community."<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/the-boyden-effect-defending-my-tenuous-indian-background/article33986099/ "The Boyden effect: Defending my ‘tenuous Indian background’"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', 13 February 2017.</ref>
Born in [[Curve Lake First Nation|Curve Lake, Ontario]], Taylor is of both [[Ojibwe]] and [[White people|white]] ancestry. About his background Taylor says: "I plan to start my own nation. Because I am half Ojibway half Caucasian, we will be called the occasions. And of course, since I’m founding the new nation, I will be a special occasion."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uni-protokolle.de/nachrichten/id/1091/ |title=Drew Hayden Taylor Gastpoet an der Universität Augsburg<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=24 May 2007 |archive-date=29 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429092414/http://www.uni-protokolle.de/nachrichten/id/1091/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He also mused in a ''[[The Globe and Mail|Globe and Mail]]'' essay: "Fighting over status/non-status, [[Métis]], skin colour etc., only increases the sense of dysfunction in our community."<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/the-boyden-effect-defending-my-tenuous-indian-background/article33986099/ "The Boyden effect: Defending my ‘tenuous Indian background’"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', 13 February 2017.</ref>


He writes about [[First Nations]] culture, and has also been a frequent contributor to various magazines including ''[[This Magazine]]''. His writing includes plays, short stories, essays, newspaper columns and film and television work. In 2004 he was appointed to the Ontario Ministry of Culture Advisory Committee.
He writes about [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] culture and has also been a frequent contributor to various magazines including ''[[This Magazine]]''. His writing includes plays, short stories, essays, newspaper columns and film and television work. In 2004 he was appointed to the Ontario Ministry of Culture Advisory Committee.


As well as his writing, Taylor has been the artistic director of [[Native Earth Performing Arts]], and has taught at the [[Centre for Indigenous Theatre]]. He co-created the series ''[[Mixed Blessings (Canadian TV series)|Mixed Blessings]]'' for [[Aboriginal Peoples Television Network|APTN]] in 2007, and has been a writer for ''[[The Beachcombers]]'', ''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]]'' and ''[[North of 60]]''.
As well as his writing, Taylor has been the artistic director of [[Native Earth Performing Arts]], and has taught at the [[Centre for Indigenous Theatre]]. He co-created the series ''[[Mixed Blessings (Canadian TV series)|Mixed Blessings]]'' for [[Aboriginal Peoples Television Network|APTN]] in 2007, and has been a writer for ''[[The Beachcombers]]'', ''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]]'' and ''[[North of 60]]'', and has made documentary films for [[CBC Television]], including ''Searching for Winnetou'', ''Cottagers and Indians'' and ''[[The Pretendians]]''.<ref name=broadway>Blair Ingenthron, [https://www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/article/CBC-to-Air-THE-PRETENDIANS-This-Week-20220925 "CBC to Air THE PRETENDIANS This Week"]. ''[[Broadway World]]'', September 25, 2022.</ref>


Taylor has held writer-in-residence positions at [[Native Earth Performing Arts]], Cahoots Theatre, the [[University of Michigan]], [[The University of Western Ontario]], the Stephen Leacock Festival, the [[Blyth Festival]], [[Lüneburg University]], and [[Ryerson University]].<ref>[http://www.drewhaydentaylor.com/resume/ Drewhaydentaylor.com]</ref>
Taylor has held writer-in-residence positions at [[Native Earth Performing Arts]], Cahoots Theatre, the [[University of Michigan]], [[The University of Western Ontario]], the Stephen Leacock Festival, the [[Blyth Festival]], [[Lüneburg University]], and Ryerson University (now [[Toronto Metropolitan University]]).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.drewhaydentaylor.com/resume/ |title=Drewhaydentaylor.com |access-date=16 January 2015 |archive-date=7 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007123037/http://www.drewhaydentaylor.com/resume/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

''Le Baiser de Nanabush'', the French translation of Taylor's ''Motorcycles & Sweetgrass'', was selected for the 2023 edition of ''[[Le Combat des livres]]'', where it will be defended by social media personality [[Xavier Watso]].<ref>Bobby Therrien, [https://www.acadienouvelle.com/arts-et-spectacles/2023/04/25/un-roman-de-sebastien-berube-candidat-au-combat-national-des-livres/ "Un roman de Sébastien Bérubé candidat au Combat national des livres"]. ''[[L'Acadie Nouvelle]]'', April 25, 2023.</ref>


==Partial bibliography==
==Partial bibliography==
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* ''NEWS: Postcards from the Four Directions'' (2010)
* ''NEWS: Postcards from the Four Directions'' (2010)
* ''The Best of Funny, You Don’t Look Like One'' (anthology from first three editions) (2015)
* ''The Best of Funny, You Don’t Look Like One'' (anthology from first three editions) (2015)
* ''Me Tomorrow: Indigenous Views On the Future'' (2021)


===Collections edited===
===Collections edited===
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===Fiction===
===Fiction===


* ''Fearless Warriors'' (short Stories) (1998
* ''Fearless Warriors'' (short Stories) (1998)
* ''The Night Wanderer: A Native Gothic Novel'' (2007)
* ''The Night Wanderer: A Native Gothic Novel'' (2007)
* ''Motorcycles and Sweetgrass'' (2010)
* ''Motorcycles and Sweetgrass'' (2010)
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* ''[[Take Us to Your Chief: and Other Stories|Take Us To Your Chief: and Other Stories]]'' (short stories) (2016)
* ''[[Take Us to Your Chief: and Other Stories|Take Us To Your Chief: and Other Stories]]'' (short stories) (2016)
* ''Chasing Painted Horses'' (2019)
* ''Chasing Painted Horses'' (2019)
* ''Cold'' (2024)


===Produced Plays===
===Plays produced===
<small>(By year of first production)</small>
<small>(By year of first production)</small>


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Latest revision as of 15:40, 4 April 2024

Drew Hayden Taylor
Born (1962-07-01) 1 July 1962 (age 61)
Curve Lake, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)Playwright, author, journalist
Websitehttp://www.drewhaydentaylor.com/

Drew Hayden Taylor (born 1 July 1962) is an Indigenous Canadian playwright, author and journalist.

Life and career[edit]

Born in Curve Lake, Ontario, Taylor is of both Ojibwe and white ancestry. About his background Taylor says: "I plan to start my own nation. Because I am half Ojibway half Caucasian, we will be called the occasions. And of course, since I’m founding the new nation, I will be a special occasion."[1] He also mused in a Globe and Mail essay: "Fighting over status/non-status, Métis, skin colour etc., only increases the sense of dysfunction in our community."[2]

He writes about First Nations culture and has also been a frequent contributor to various magazines including This Magazine. His writing includes plays, short stories, essays, newspaper columns and film and television work. In 2004 he was appointed to the Ontario Ministry of Culture Advisory Committee.

As well as his writing, Taylor has been the artistic director of Native Earth Performing Arts, and has taught at the Centre for Indigenous Theatre. He co-created the series Mixed Blessings for APTN in 2007, and has been a writer for The Beachcombers, Street Legal and North of 60, and has made documentary films for CBC Television, including Searching for Winnetou, Cottagers and Indians and The Pretendians.[3]

Taylor has held writer-in-residence positions at Native Earth Performing Arts, Cahoots Theatre, the University of Michigan, The University of Western Ontario, the Stephen Leacock Festival, the Blyth Festival, Lüneburg University, and Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University).[4]

Le Baiser de Nanabush, the French translation of Taylor's Motorcycles & Sweetgrass, was selected for the 2023 edition of Le Combat des livres, where it will be defended by social media personality Xavier Watso.[5]

Partial bibliography[edit]

Drew Hayden Taylor talks about Motorcycles and Sweetgrass on Bookbits radio.

Non-fiction[edit]

  • Funny, You Don't Look Like One (1998)
  • Further Adventures of a Blue-Eyed Ojibway: Funny, You Don’t Look Like One #2 (1999)
  • Furious Observations of a Blue-Eyed Ojibway: Funny, You Don’t Look Like One #3 (2002)
  • Futile observations of the Blue-Eyed Ojibway: Funny, You Don’t Look Like One #4 (2004)
  • NEWS: Postcards from the Four Directions (2010)
  • The Best of Funny, You Don’t Look Like One (anthology from first three editions) (2015)
  • Me Tomorrow: Indigenous Views On the Future (2021)

Collections edited[edit]

  • Voices: Being Native in Canada, with Linda Jaine (1992)
  • Me Funny (2006)
  • Me Sexy (2008)
  • Drew Hayden Taylor: Essays on His Works (2008)
  • Me Artsy (2015)

Fiction[edit]

  • Fearless Warriors (short Stories) (1998)
  • The Night Wanderer: A Native Gothic Novel (2007)
  • Motorcycles and Sweetgrass (2010)
  • The Night Wanderer: A Graphic Novel, illustrated by Mike Wyatt (2013)
  • Take Us To Your Chief: and Other Stories (short stories) (2016)
  • Chasing Painted Horses (2019)
  • Cold (2024)

Plays produced[edit]

(By year of first production)

  • Toronto at Dreamer’s Rock (1989)
  • Education is Our Right (1990)
  • Talking Pictures (1990)
  • The Bootlegger Blues (1990)
  • Someday (1991)
  • The All Complete Aboriginal Show Extravaganza (1994)
  • Girl Who Loved Her Horses (1995)
  • The Baby Blues (1995)
  • 400 Kilometres (1996)
  • Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth (1996)
  • alterNatives (1999)
  • Toronto@DreamersRock.com (1999)
  • The Boy in the Treehouse (2000)
  • The Buz’Gem Blues (2001)
  • Sucker Falls (2001)
  • Raven Stole the Sun (2004)
  • In a World Created by a Drunken God (2004)
  • The Berlin Blues (2007)
  • Three Tricksters (2009)
  • Dead White Writer on the Floor (2010)
  • God and The Indian (2013)
  • Cerulean Blue (2014)
  • Spirit Horse (2016)
  • Cottagers and Indians (2018)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Drew Hayden Taylor Gastpoet an der Universität Augsburg". Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2007.
  2. ^ "The Boyden effect: Defending my ‘tenuous Indian background’". The Globe and Mail, 13 February 2017.
  3. ^ Blair Ingenthron, "CBC to Air THE PRETENDIANS This Week". Broadway World, September 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "Drewhaydentaylor.com". Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  5. ^ Bobby Therrien, "Un roman de Sébastien Bérubé candidat au Combat national des livres". L'Acadie Nouvelle, April 25, 2023.

External links[edit]

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