Indigenous theatremakers reflect on truth and reconciliation [Video]

Scenes from “The Diviners” at the Stratford Festival, “The Unnatural and Accidental Women” at the National Arts Centre and “Women of the Fur Trade” at the Stratford Festival

Toronto Star illustration using photos from the Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld/David Hou

“My people will sleep for one hundred years, but when they awake, it will be the artists who give them their spirit back.” — Attributed to Louis Riel

Theatre, at its best, does more than merely entertain. It can also inspire, provoke and force us to confront some of the thorniest of issues collectively.

Joshua Chong is a Toronto-based culture reporter for the Star.Follow him on X: @joshualdwchong.

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