Cottagers & Indians
Who is the author of the play?
Drew Hayden Taylor
What recreational activities do cottagers do in the lake?
fishing, swimming, boating
What is the word for wild rice?
manoomin
What is the controversy about?
Boyden's Indigenous ancestry
What are stereotypes?
harmful generalizations
Who are the two main characters?
Arthur and Maureen
How does cottage culture view land?
as property
How do Anishinaabe view land?
as sacred
What did his works center on?
Indigenous characters and themes
What is a common stereotype of Indigenous people?
the noble savage, spiritual guide, drunken Indian, Indigenous people get "free handouts", cultures are "frozen in the past"
What is used to make heavy topics more digestable?
humour/satire
What is cottage culture a symbol of?
leisure and wealth
What is smudging for?
to cleanse and purify
What Indigenous communities has he claimed to be a part of?
Metis, Ojibway, Mi'kmaq, and Nipmuc peoples
How can stereotypes damage self-identity?
it can cause internalized racism and cultural shame
What is the final word of the play?
How. (It's a Native thing. How.)
What kind of relationship do they have with the land?
an extractive relationship
How are stories, traditions, and knowledge passed down?
oral tradition
What year did the contraversy/investigations start?
2016
What did Maureen's father say about Native people?
they had a reputation for drinking too much, they were lazy and didn't want to work