~ Trade Paperback

~ Winner of the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction - 2021

~ New Release - 2022

Permanent Astonishment: Growing Up Cree in the Land of Snow and Sky

Inspired by his brother's final words: "Don't mourn me, be joyful," Permanent Astonishment is an extravagant embrace offering insights, both hilarious and profound, into the Cree experience of culture, conquest, and survival.

Capricious, big-hearted, and joyful, Permanent Astonishment is an epic memoir from Tomson Highway, one of Canada’s most acclaimed Indigenous writers and performers.

"Exquisitely written and both hilarious and painful, Permanent Astonishment is a testament to the power of culture, language, family and the land." -- Winnipeg Free Press