Kiss of the Fur Queen

Kiss of the Fur Queen for me is a celebration of the Cree lifestyle, culture and language. The Cree culture and way of life is a unique and important part of Canadian culture, which needs to be celebrated and preserved. I wanted to share this with a broader audience, and encourage other Native writers to find their voice.At the same time as celebrating this culture, Kiss of the Fur Queen is also a cry for its preservation. As Jeremiah and Gabriel experience, an idyllic lifestyle can often be interrupted at a young age by very destructive social forces. These forces have serious repercussions on artistic communities, and I felt that this story needed to be told to bring this to light and to try to put an end to that loss. Writing this book was a personal catharsis for me of that loss and, I hope, for the Native people and all artistic communities. — Tomson Highway