Setting the stage. The circle of indigenous spaces
Incursions into performance cultures
Reclaiming the stage. Culture bearers: the grandmothers of native theatre and performance
Homeland yearnings across settings
Revolutionizing the stage. Activating the stage
The heart of the matter: indigenous performance and community
Transforming the stage. Transforming production process
Expanding the circle with future generations.
Critical Companion To Native American And First Nations Theatre And Performance
Part One Setting The Stage
Chapter 1 The Circle Of Indigenous Spaces
Sovereignty And Performative Sovereignty
Chapter 2 Incursions Into Performance Cultures
Jacksonian Policy Toward Removal
The Creation Of The Noble Savage In Culture And Performance
Or, La Belle Sauvage And The Roots Of The Indian Princess Stereotype
Or The Last Of The Wampanoags (1829)
Representing Indians During The Allotment And Assimilation Era
Wild West Shows And The Frontier Narrative
Show Indians And Native Agency
Part Two Reclaiming The Stage
Chapter 3 Culture Bearers: The Grandmothers Of Native Theatre And Performance
Lucy (Princess Watahwaso) Nicolar (Penobscot)
Molly Spotted Elk (Penobscot)
The Circulating Influence Of Culture Bearers
Chapter 4 Homeland Yearnings Across Settings
Part Three Revolutionizing The Stage
Chapter 5 Activating The Stage
Activism And Protest As Performance
Artistic Mentorship As Activism
Activating Arts Education: Institute Of American Indian Arts
Native American Theatre Ensemble
Chapter 6 Advancing The Stage
Emily C. General (Mohawk/Cayuga)
Dry Lips Oughta Move To Kapuskasing
Drew Hayden Taylor (Ojibway)
Margo Kane (Cree/Saulteaux)
Chapter 7 The Heart Of The Matter: Indigenous Performance And Community
Truth And Reconciliation Commission
Material Witness By Spiderwoman Theater And Aanmitaagzi (2017)
Margo Kane And Full Circle
Project Hoop (Honoring Our Origins And People Through Native Theater, Education, And Community Development)
Native Voices At The Autry
Part Four Transforming The Stage
Chapter 8 Transforming Production Process
Te Ata By Judylee Oliva (Chickasaw), Directed By Christy Stanlake: Community Development Within The Professional Theatre
Burning Vision By Marie Clements (Métis), Directed By Courtney Elkin Mohler: Directing Native Theatre In The Academic Setting
Aiming For Performative Sovereignty In Professional And Academic Theatre
Chapter 9 Being And Becoming
Indigenous Playwriting For The Twenty-First Century
Convergence Of The Long-Overdue: Native Women Playwrights Transform Oregon Professional Theatre In 2018
Delanna Studi (Cherokee), And So We Walked
Larissa Fasthorse (Sicangu Lakota), The Thanksgiving Play
Mary Kathryn Nagle, Manahatta
Randy Reinholz (Choctaw), Off The Rails (2017)
