In celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day, we revisit references to plays, artists, and readings that were part of the discussion in this week’s Artist Talk with Lori Marchand.
Revisit the talk on Facebook or our YouTube Channel.
Some of the Indigenous plays developed with WCT support during Lori’s tenure
discussion begins at 18:30 on Facebook and 17:30 on YouTube
Ernestine Shuswap Gets Her Trout, by Tomson Highway (at WCT 2004)
Where the Blood Mixes, by Kevin Loring (at WCT 2012)
Children of God, by Corey Payette (at WCT 2018)
Recommended Artists, Readings, Documentaries
discussion begins at 29:10 on Facebook and 28:10 on YouTube
Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day and National Indigenous History Month at the NAC
Ndo-Mshkogaabwimi – We Are Standing Strong, a live stream of members of the Indigenous circle at Stratford Festival with stories of endurance, resilience and resistance
Recommendations issued by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Savage Society, Artistic Director Kevin Loring
French translation of “Where the Blood Mixes” by Charles Bender
Video of a discussion of the translation process between Bender and Loring
Jeremy Dutcher, Performer, composer, activist, musicologist
Mary Clement’s The Road Forward: A Musical Documentary
Len Marchand
Breaking Trail: The Autobiography of Len Marchand
Ronald E. Ignace and Marianne Ignace
Secwépemc People, Land, and Laws—Yerí7 re Stsq'ey's-kucw
Available at Chapters Kamloops
Regional Mentions
discussion begins at 37:00 on Facebook and 36:00 on YouTube
Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc
Gus and Mildred Gottfriedson
Mayor Peter Wing
Roy Inouye
Terry Aleck
Kamloops Rugby Club
Western Canada Theatre gratefully acknowledges the Secwépemc for their gracious hospitality. It is an honour and a pleasure to work, live, and gather on traditional unceded Secwépemc territory.