New play with Blackfoot actors examines effects of Treaty 7
Actor Garret Smith said there is some humour despite the dark subject manner.“It is very out there but it’s also very grounded, too. As fantastical as the play gets, it’s really rooted in just the land and our people.”Smith, who grew up in the Calgary area, said he hopes those attending the play will come away with a better understanding of what First Nations people have gone through.
“We really want people to connect to something and whatever it is, so long as they walk away touched, with a smile or a tear,” Smith said. “That’s really the result we’re looking for.”‘Potent therapy’: Learning to play guitar helps Calgary military veterans deal with PTSD, depressionDusty Frank, who grew up in Lethbridge but is part of the nearby Blood Reserve, plays a young Indigenous man who is adopted into a Polish family.
“All of us who have helped remake that song? We cannot hear that song the same way now,” Starlight said.
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