Honouring the Strength of Indian Women - Plays, Stories, Poetry (Paperback)

This critical edition delivers a unique and comprehensive collection of the works of Ktunaxa-Secwepemc writer and educator Vera Manuel, daughter of prominent Indigenous leaders Marceline Paul and George Manuel. A vibrant force in the burgeoning Indigenous theatre scene, Vera was at the forefront of residential school writing and did ground breaking work as a dramatherapist and healer. Long before mainstream Canada understood and discussed the impact and devastating legacy of Canada's Indian residential schools, Vera Manuel wrote about it as part of her personal and community healing. She became a grassroots leader addressing the need to bring to light the stories of survivors, their journeys of healing, and the therapeutic value of writing and performing arts. A collaboration by four Indigenous writers and scholars steeped invalues of Indigenous ethics and editing practices, the volume features Manuel's most famous play, Strength of Indian Women-first performed in 1992 and still one of the most important literary works to deal with the trauma of residential schools--along with an assemblage of plays written from the late 1980s until Manuel's untimely passing in 2010 that were performed but never before published. The volume also includes three previously unpublished short stories written in 1988, poetry written over three decades in a variety of venues, and a 1987 college essay that draws on family and community interviews on the effects of residential schools.

General

Imprint:	University of Manitoba Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Series:	First Voices, First Texts
Release date:	May 2019
Authors:	Vera Manuel
Editors:	Michelle Coupal • Deanna Reder • Joanne Arnott • Emalene Manuel
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	296
ISBN-13:	978-0-88755-836-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples
LSN:	0-88755-836-4
Barcode:	9780887558368

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