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ULethbridge OPUS Repository supervisor Womack, Craig author Manossa, Geraldine author University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science 2007-05-13T20:28:43Z 2007-05-13T20:28:43Z 2002 https://hdl.handle.net/10133/227 This study examines the foundation of contemporary Cree performance, tracing its existence to traditional Cree narratives. Contained within traditional Cree stories is the trickster, Wasakaychak. These oral stories are shared collectively, providing the community with relevant cultural knowledge. The thesis concludes that contemporary Cree playwrights and performers such as Shirley Cheechoo and Margo Kane maintain the roles of traditional storytellers because their work informs its audience about the history of the land and also comments on the state of the community. This study further demonstrates how the mythological character, Wasakaychak, remains an active part of Cree society by examining his significance within Tomson Highway's plays, The Rez Sisters and Dry Lips Oughta Move to kapuskasing. en_US Cree -- Drama -- History and criticism Cree -- Social life and customs Oral tradition Cree -- Folklore Dissertations, Academic The roots of Cree drama Thesis 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 URL http://localhost:4000/bitstreams/f5d2cd3b-5cef-4946-8528-3693fda60a23/download File MD5 ee4321753d98022ad99e7bede6cc7f0c 2796368 application/pdf MR03039.pdf URL http://localhost:4000/bitstreams/a4331e20-c96c-49fe-8221-cead6b8231cf/download File MD5 e0913b151f6eb05d7cef92d2e5bb2f18 145304 text/plain MR03039.pdf.txt