Joseph A. Dandurand
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Joseph A. Dandurand is a Kwantlen
Indian
(Xalatsep) from Kwantlen First Nation
in British Columbia
. He is a poet, playwright, and archaeologist
Joseph received a Diploma in Performing Arts
from Algonquin College
and studied Theatre and Direction at the University of Ottawa
. His produced plays include Shake, Crackers and Soup (1994), No Totem for My Story (1995), Where Two Rivers Meet (1995), and Please Don't Touch the Indians (1998) for the Red Path Theater in Chicago. Joseph has also authored a radio script, St Mary's which was produced by CBC Radio
in 1999. His latest play Shake, was featured at the 20th Weesageechak Begins to Dance festival of new plays in Toronto, Ontario.
His poems have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies and are collected in Upside Down Raven, I Touched the Coyote's Tongue, and burning for the dead and scratching for the poor, Looking into the eyes of my forgotten dreams, Shake,2005, and Buried,2007.
Upside Down Raven
I Touched the Coyote's Tongue,
burning for the dead and scratching for the poor
Kwantlen
Kwantlen may refer to one of the following:*Kwantlen people, an indigenous Coast Salish people in British Columbia*Kwantlen First Nation, the band government of the Kwantlen people...
Indian
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
(Xalatsep) from Kwantlen First Nation
Kwantlen First Nation
The Kwantlen First Nation is the band government of the Kwantlen subgroup of the Stó:lō people in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia, Canada, located primarily at Fort Langley. They traditionally speak the Downriver dialect of Halkomelem, one of the Salishan family of languages...
in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. He is a poet, playwright, and archaeologist
Joseph received a Diploma in Performing Arts
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
from Algonquin College
Algonquin College
Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology is a publicly funded English-language college and member of Polytechnics Canada located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The college serves the National Capital Region and the outlying areas of Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec...
and studied Theatre and Direction at the University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa is a bilingual, research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. It is one of the oldest universities in Canada. It was originally established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate...
. His produced plays include Shake, Crackers and Soup (1994), No Totem for My Story (1995), Where Two Rivers Meet (1995), and Please Don't Touch the Indians (1998) for the Red Path Theater in Chicago. Joseph has also authored a radio script, St Mary's which was produced by CBC Radio
CBC Radio
CBC Radio generally refers to the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches, all of which are outlined below.-English:CBC Radio operates three English language...
in 1999. His latest play Shake, was featured at the 20th Weesageechak Begins to Dance festival of new plays in Toronto, Ontario.
His poems have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies and are collected in Upside Down Raven, I Touched the Coyote's Tongue, and burning for the dead and scratching for the poor, Looking into the eyes of my forgotten dreams, Shake,2005, and Buried,2007.
Theatre work
Joseph has been a Playwright-in-Residence for the Museum of Civilization in Hull, in 1995 and for Native Earth in Toronto in 1996.Writing Available Online
Poetry
- "Buried", skyuks press 2007
- shake, skyuks press 2005
- looking into the eyes of my forgotten dreams, Kegedonce PressKegedonce PressKegedonce Press is an Aboriginal publishing house in Neyaashiinigmiing Reserve No. 27 , Ontario, Canada, owned by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm...
, 2000. Reprinted by Hushion House (Feb. 2004) - Publisher's page
- Review in Prairie Fire: a Canadian Magazine of New Writing
Upside Down Raven
I Touched the Coyote's Tongue,
burning for the dead and scratching for the poor
Anthologies
- American Indian Drama, Alexander Street PressAlexander Street PressAlexander Street Press LLC is a premier database publisher in the humanities and social sciences . Like Ebsco, Proquest, Gale Cengage, and the Cambridge Information Group, it's engaged in 'born native' digital publishing....
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- Genocide of the Mind, Marijo MooreMarijo MooreMarijo Moore is a writer with mixed Cherokee/Dutch/Irish ancestry, who frequently draws on her Native American roots in her poetry. Among other awards, she was given the title of Writer of the Year by the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers, one of the most prestigious awards in...
(Editor), Thunder's Mouth Press.
- Gatherings, The En'owkin Journal of First North American Peoples
- A Retrospective of the First Decade, Volume 10, Theytus Books.
- An Anthology of Canadian Native Literature in English,
- Daniel David MosesDaniel David MosesDaniel David Moses is a First Nations poet and playwright from Canada.Moses, of Delaware descent, was born in Ohsweken, Ontario, and raised on a farm on the Six Nations of the Grand River. He has an Honours BA from York University and an MFA from the University of British Columbia. Moses was the...
& Terry Goldie (Editors), Oxford University PressOxford University PressOxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
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- Mother Earth Perspectives: Gatherings, Vol. III, Theytus Books, Ltd.
- Unmasking the Faces of Our Divided Nations: Gatherings, Vol. II, Theytus Books, Ltd.
External links
- Author's page at Kegedonce Press
- Joseph at the Autry
- Arigon Starr on playing Wooden Indian Woman in Joseph's play
- Arigon Starr's return as Wooden Indian Woman
- Director Randy Reinholz on Please Don't Touch the Indians
- Please Don't Touch the Indians in Indian Country Today
- Review of Please Do Not Touch the Indians