Floyd Flavel: "They Thought Ahead Seven Generations"
Abstract
Floyd Flavel disputes the significance of cultural appropriation (which he calls a "non-issue") but says it is important to maintain one's culture by living through it: its strength, foresight, commitment, discipline and joy. He claims that aboriginal self-government would require a cultural and artistic mandate. The important issues for a playwright are "real" issues (wounds, obsessions, the past); these become the core of a play. The change in Native representation on the stage has come about because Native people are the ones putting Native characters on the stage, and he claims that the Native Earth Performing Arts is "the only place that is a nurturing ground for Native theatre."Published
1993-01-01
How to Cite
Doran, G. (1993). Floyd Flavel: "They Thought Ahead Seven Generations". Studies in Canadian Literature, 18(1). Retrieved from https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/SCL/article/view/8180
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Interview
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