Larissa FastHorse, of the Sicangu Lakota Nation, along with being the first Indigenous Woman produced on Broadway, is an award winning writer/choreographer, a 2020 MacArthur Fellow, and a co-founder of Indigenous Direction. Before opening weekend, Larissa took a morning to sit down with the Knockturnal over Zoom to discuss her Broadway production of THE THANKSGIVING PLAY with Second Stage Theater. A playwright who began her career She discusses her collaboration with Tony Award Winning Director Rachel Chavkin, the cast and creative team of THE THANKSGIVING PLAY, and her hopes and feelings on Indigenous representation.
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UNGA 72: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Apologizes to Indigenous Peoples in Speech
written by Benjamin Schmidt
Canadian Prime Minister offered remarks aimed squarely at reconciling with the Indigenous peoples of the country.