Joseph Dandurand
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Joseph A. Dandurand, Kwantlen poet & playwright
Joseph A. Dandurand is a Kwantlen Indian (Xalatsep) from Kwantlen First Nation in British Columbia. He is a poet, playwright, fisherman, researcher, archaeologist and, most important, the proud father of Danessa, age 9, Marlysse, age 4, and Jace, age 2.
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 (published by skyuks press 2003.), 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 recently 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.
Awards
The World Premiere of Joseph's new play , Please Do Not Touch the Indians, will be March 18, 2004, at the Autry National Center, as part of the Native Voices at the Autry series. 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
Books by Joseph A. Dandurand
Plays
Please Do Not Touch the Indians, renegade planets publishing.
Poetry
"Buried", skyuks press 2007
shake, skyuks press 2005
looking into the eyes of my forgotten dreams, Kegedonce Press, 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
"North American Indian Drama, Alexander Street Press.
Genocide of the Mind, Marijo Moore (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 Moses & Terry Goldie (Editors), Oxford University Press.
Mother Earth Perspectives: Gatherings, Vol. III, Theytus Books, Ltd.
Unmasking the Faces of Our Divided Nations: Gatherings, Vol. II, Theytus Books, Ltd.
See Also
Author's page at Kegedonce Press
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
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