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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.

The Ecstasy of Rita Joe

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      Publisher: Talonbooks
      Publication Date: 02/04/1970
      ISBN13: 9780889220003, 978-0889220003
      ISBN10: 088922000X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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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