holds a PhD in English/American Studies from the University of Utah and has taught Native Studies at Utah, California, Minnesota, and Alberta for the past twenty-five years. He is currently Professor of English (teaching Native Literature and Creative Writing) at the University of Guelph. His widely-acclaimed novels include

,

, and

, and he has been nominated for the Governor General's Award as well as the Commonwealth Writer's Prize. He is the editor of

, and co-editor of

His popular CBC series,

is being adapted as an animated television series. His father was Cherokee, his mother is Greek, and King is the first Massey lecturer of Native descent.

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The 2003 CBC Massey Lectures by Thomas King | 54:22

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