Joseph Dandurand. Courtesy Hanksville.org.
Joseph A. Dandurand (born 1964) is a Canadian poet, playwright, and archaeologist. He is a Kwantlen (Xalatsep) from Kwantlen First Nation in British Columbia.
Life[]
Dandurand received a diploma in Performing Arts from Algonquin College, and studied Theatre and Direction at the University of Ottawa.[1]
He has been a Playwright-in-Residence for the Museum of Civilization in Hull, in 1995, and for Native Earth in Toronto in 1996.
His produced plays include Shake, 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. Danruand also authored a radio script, St Mary's, which was produced by CBC Radio in 1999. His play Shake was featured at the 20th Weesageechak Begins to Dance festival of new plays in Toronto, Ontario.
His poems have appeared in numerous literary magazines 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[2] , Shake (2005), and Buried (2007).
Most importantly, he is the proud father of Danessa, Marlysse, and Jace.
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- Upside Down Raven. Ottawa: privately published, 1991.
- I Touched the Coyote's Tongue. Fort Langley, BC: Rez Press, 1994.
- burning for the dead and scratching for the poor. Fort Langley, BC: Rez Press, 1995.
- looking into the eyes of my forgotten dreams. Wiarton, ON: Kegedonce Press, 1998.
- Hushion House, 2004.
- shake. Fort Langley, BC: Skyuks Press, 2003.
- Buried. Fort Langley, BC: Skyuks Press, 2007.
- Hear and Foretell. Markham, ON: Bookland, 2015.
- I Want: Poems. Lantzville, BC: Leaf Press, 2015.
Plays[]
- Please Do Not Touch the Indians. Candler, NC: Renegade Planets Publishing, 2004.
- Th'owxiya, the Hungry Feast Dish. Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street Press, 2006.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat..[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Joseph Dandurand, Native Wiki, Web, July 7, 2012.
- ↑ Publisher's page
- ↑ Search results=Joseph Dandurand, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Apr. 3, 2017.
External links[]
- Poems
- Joseph A. Dandurand at Hanksville: "Paint," "St. Mary's III," "St. Mary's IV," "Fort Langley"), profile, & links
- Audio / video
- Books
- Joseph A. Dandurand at Amazon.com
- About
- Author's page at Kegedonce Press
- Please Do Not Touch the Indians in Indian Country Today
- Review of Please Do Not Touch the Indians
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