Nicimos
The Final Rez Christmas Story
- Publisher
- J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2022
- Category
- Canadian
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781927922187
- Publish Date
- Nov 2015
- List Price
- $15.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781990737503
- Publish Date
- Oct 2022
- List Price
- $9.99
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Description
This Christmas season, things have gone awry for the kohkoms of Kiwetinohk. Clare Bear is engaged to be married, Zula Merasty is moving off-reserve and Sihkos Sinclare is in jail. It all comes to fruition at Clare’s stagette. Nicimos is dedicated to the memory of Lacy Morin-Desjarlais.
About the author
Curtis Peeteetuce is from the Beardy's & Okemasis Cree Nation. Since 2001, he has had the honour of working with many talented artists in theatre, radio drama, music and film. Selected highlights include Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan (Richard III, Twelfth Night), Globe Theatre (Salt Baby), Persephone Theatre (A History of Breathing) and GTNT (Where The Blood Mixes, Thunderstick).
Curtis is the recipient of the Saskatoon & Area Theatre Award for Outstanding Male Performance and the Henry Woolf Award for Achievement. He is also the playwright of the Rez Christmas story series, including Nicimos: The Final Rez Christmas Story (Scirocco 2015.)
Curtis dedicates all his efforts and accomplishments to his son Mahihkan.