Drama

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400 Kilometres

Alternate Title
Four Hundred Kilometres
Someday Trilogy
Twentieth Century North American Drama
E-Books
Author/Creator
Drew Hayden Taylor
Description
Originally published by Talonbooks, 2005.
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An Aboriginal Affair

Alternate Title
Bad Dates with Stephen Harper
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Yvette Nolan
Description
Part of a series entitled "Bad Dates with Stephen Harper".
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Aboriginal Theatre

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Description
Overview of Canada's Aboriginal Theatre featuring theatre productions, companies, playwrights and performers.
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Aboriginal Voices: Amerindian, Inuit and Sami Theater

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robert G. Williamson
Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, vol. 32, no. 4, November 1995, pp. 495-496
Description
Book review of: Aboriginal Voices: Amerindian, Inuit and Sami Theater edited by Per Brask and William Morgan.
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About Sandra Laronde

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Red Sky Performance
Description
Brief biography of the producer, director, actress and founder of the Red Sky theatre group which is based in Toronto.
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An Accidental Teacher: Anthony Walsh and the Aboriginal Day Schools at Six Mile Creek and Inkameep, British Columbia, 1929-1942

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas Fleming
Lisa Smith
Helen Raptis

Historical Studies in Education, vol. 19, no. 1, Spring, 2007, pp. [1]-24
Description
Biography of one of the few teachers who created a positive environment for students by incorporating cooperative learning and creative arts into his curriculum.
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[Agokwe]

Alternate Title
Hinterviews ; no. 5, 2010-11
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Suzanne Keeptwo
Ed Roy
Description
Director/dramaturge discusses development of the award-winning one-man show by Waawaate Fobister. Duration: 41:38.
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Alive and Well: Native Theatre in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Drew Hayden Taylor
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 3, Fall, 1996, pp. 29-37
Description
Argues that the old culture of storytelling is the reason for the success of Indigenous theatre.
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Andrea Menard

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Library and Archives Canada
Description
Very brief biography of the singer, actress and author as well as a list of suggested readings.
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Art and Reconciliation

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marie Wilson
Joseph Boyden
John Estacio
Rachael Maza
Description
Author of libretto for the ballet Going Home Star, composer of piece based on poem I Lost My Talk by Rita Joe, and director of Jack Charles V The Crown discuss the healing potential of artistic collaborations. Followed by question and answer period. Duration: 1:08:34.
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The Artificial Tree: Native Performance Culture Research 1991-1996

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Floyd Favel Starr
Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 90, Spring, 1997, pp. 83-85
Description
Reports on research into theatre methodology based on native performance practices, as a means of avoiding confusion between native traditions and the world at large.
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Arts Project Tackles Regina's Notorious North End Social Problems

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Chelsea Jones
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 7, July 2008, p. 19
Description
Introduces an art program that involves displaying art and sharing stories door to door in Regina's north end with the hope of engaging the residents in the arts. Article located by scrolling to page 19.
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The Baby Blues

Alternate Title
Blues Quartet
Twentieth Century North American Drama
E-Books
Author/Creator
Drew Hayden Taylor
Description
Originally published by Talonbooks, 1999.
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Ballads Not Bullets: Tom Jackson

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marie Clements
Cory Generoux
Bonnie Thompson
Description
Film focuses on the importance of using talents and skills to help others specifically with which raises money for food banks. Duration: 7:02.
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Beach Plays Part of Role Model to Perfection

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carmen Pauls Orthner
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 10, October 2010, p. 12
Description
Looks at film and television actor Adam Beach, and his bumpy road to success. Article found by scrolling to page 12.
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The Bingocentric Worlds of Michel Tremblay and Tomson Highway: Les Belles-Soeurs vs. The Rez Sisters

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renate Usmiani
Canadian Literature, no. 144, Native, Individual, State, Spring, 1995, pp. 126 - 140
Description
Looks at the parallels between two plays in terms of the subject matter and the dramatic techniques used. For example, bingo, is used as a symbol and illustration of women's consumerism and of the spiritual emptiness in their lives. Entire journal on one pdf. Scroll down to page 126 article.
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Black and White and Re(a)d All over Again: Indigenous Minstrelsy in Contemporary Canadian and Australian Theatre

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen Gilbert
Theatre Journal , vol. 55, no. 4, December 2003, pp. 679-698
Description
Discusses the concept of "racechange" using Susan Gubar's book RaceChanges: White Skin, Black Face in American Culture to assess the various functions of whiteface performance as a strategic mode of representation in theatre" and how theatre can contribute to debates about racialsim.
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Blackfeet Class Play Honored at Conference

Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 16, no. 1, Sovereignty in Indian Country, Fall, 2004
Description
Report on class from Blackfeet Community College winning top honours for the play, "The Trial of Major Baker," at the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC)conference, March 2004.
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The Book of Jessica: The Healing Circle of a Woman's

Autobiography

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susanna Egan
Canadian Literature, no. 144, Native, Individual, State, Spring, 1995, pp. 10 - 26
Description
Discusses a play, The Book of Jessica, that illustrates the struggle women have in understanding what being "a woman" means, including across the barriers of race, culture, privilege and age. Entire journal on one pdf. Scroll down to page 10 to read article.
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[Book Review]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Renate Eigenbrod
English Studies in Canada, vol. 29, no. 1-2, March/June 2003, pp. 240-242
Description
Book review of: (Ad)dressing Our Words edited by Armand Garnet Ruffo.
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