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Rita Joe is a Native girl who leaves the reservation for the city, only to die on skid row as a victim of white men s violence and paternalistic attitudes towards First Nations peoples. As perhaps the best-known contemporary Canadian play and a poetic drama of enormous theatrical power, "The Ecstasy of Rita Joe" had a major influence in awakening consciousness to the Indian problem both in whites and Natives themselves.
Cast of five women and 15 men. With a preface by Chief Dan George.
"The Ecstasy of Rita Joe" premiered November 23, 1967 at the Vancouver Playhouse."
Rita Joe is a Native girl who leaves the reservation for the city, only to die on skid row as a victim of white men s violence and paternalistic attitudes towards First Nations peoples. As perhaps the best-known contemporary Canadian play and a poetic drama of enormous theatrical power, "The Ecstasy of Rita Joe" had a major influence in awakening consciousness to the Indian problem both in whites and Natives themselves.
Cast of five women and 15 men. With a preface by Chief Dan George.
"The Ecstasy of Rita Joe" premiered November 23, 1967 at the Vancouver Playhouse."
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