You are not going to want to miss this! Drew Hayden Taylor live and in-person at the MHH Theatre at Sheridan College.

Join us for an interactive session led by Indigenous author, playwright, and journalist Drew Hayden Taylor. Drew will give a thought-provoking talk on the various facets of his writing career, followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. The first 50 attendees will receive a complimentary copy of Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth.

Hosted in partnership with the Office for Indigenous Education & Engagement at Sheridan College and The Ampersand Review of Writing & Publishing, FHASS, and FAAD, this event invites you to explore how Indigenous knowledge systems can support personal growth and leadership through storytelling and shared reflection.

Please note that this event will be taking place at MacDonald Heaslip Hall at the Sheridan College Trafalgar Campus in Oakville.

An Ojibway from the Curve Lake First Nations in Ontario, Drew Hayden Taylor has worn many hats in his literary career, from performing stand-up comedy at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., to being Artistic Director of Canada’s premiere Native theatre company, Native Earth Performing Arts. He has been an award-winning playwright, a journalist/columnist (appearing regularly in several Canadian newspapers and magazines), short-story writer, novelist, television scriptwriter, and has worked on numerous documentaries exploring the Native experience. Most notably as a filmmaker, he wrote and directed REDSKINS, TRICKSTERS AND PUPPY STEW, a documentary on Native humour for the National Film Board of Canada, and for CBC, co-created SEARCHING FOR WINNITOU, an exploration of Germany’s fascination with North American Indigenous culture. 2 years later he followed it up with the documentary COTTAGERS AND INDIANS, about Indigenous/non-Indigenous conflicts over land and water issues. Most recently, THE PRETENDIANS aired, exploring the phenomenon of non-Native people claiming Indigenous heritage.

This fall, the third season of his APTN documentary series, Going Native, will be going into production, expanding production locales to the Yucatan, New Zealand, Australia and the Arctic.

Thank you to the Ontario Arts Council for supporting this event.