We Treaty People – Détails, épisodes et analyse

A unique mashup of stories and songs that explores the nativity with a messy but joyful hope. This is a live recording of our Christmas Presence event which took place on December 10, 2022

Featuring performances by Tim Bratton**, Louise and Shane Buhler of Sunday Morning Riot, Darryl Dozlaw, Andrea Folster, Wyndham Thiessen, Louise Halfe, and Stephen Waldschmidt!

Gratefully created on Treaty 6 Territory and the traditional homeland of the Métis.

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Full Track Listing:

1. Reading - Welcome
2. Reading -  The Vexation of Barney Hatch (Part 1) by B.J. Chute, read by Tim Bratton**
3. Song - Tiny Little King by Wyndham Thiessen
4. Reading - A Reflection by Stephen Waldschmidt
5. Song - In the Bleak Midwinter - Words by Christina Rossetti, Music by Gustav Holst, Sung by Louise Buhler
6. Reading - A Reflection by Andrea Folster
7. Song - Hard Candy Christmas by Carol Hall, Sung by Louise Buhler
8. Reading -  The Vexation of Barney Hatch (Part 2) by B.J. Chute, read by Tim Bratton**
9. Song - A New Song by Wyndham Thiessen 
10. Reading - Reflection and 2 Poems "Kindness Marks the Advent" & "Landscape of the Heart" by Louise Halfe
11. Song - Christmas Socks by Darryl Dozlaw
12. Reading -  The Vexation of Barney Hatch (Part 3) by B.J. Chute, read by Tim Bratton**
13. Song - Blue Bells by Darryl Dozlaw
14. Reading - Unease by Scott Erickson (From his book Honest Advent), read by Stephen Waldschmidt
15. Song - O Day of Peace by Carl P. Daw, sung by Louise Buhler
16. Reading - Longest Night Prayer by  Carol Penner (leadinginworship.com), adapted and read by Andrea Folster
17. Song - Peace on Earth  by U2, sung by Darryl Dozlaw
18. Reading -  The Vexation of Barney Hatch (Part 4) by B.J. Chute, read by Tim Bratton**
19. Song - Light of the World by Lauren Daigle, sung by Louise Buhler
20. Reading - Thanks & Goodbye

*Unless otherwise indicated the works here are original creations belonging to the artists

**The participation of these Artists is arranged by permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance Opera Theatre Policy (DOT), and under ACTRA's National COVID-19 Response Initiative.

Free to stream on-demand on our website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, with English subtitles/closed captions available on our YouTube channel.

This project is made possible by our major sponsors Shercom Industries, SK Arts, and Creative Saskatchewan.

A conversation with the artists who created Land: playwright Stephen Waldschmidt, director Kenn McLeod*, dramaturg Yvette Nolan, actors Kent Allen*, Louise Halfe, Lancelot Knight, and Abbey Thiessen, sound designer Tim Bratton, and stage manager/producing associate Yulissa Campos. With original music by Darryl Dozlaw, Jordan Daniels, Marc Okihcihtaw and Donny Speidel. 

Gratefully created on Treaty 6 Territory and the traditional homeland of the Métis. 

If you’re listening for the first time, we encourage you to start from episode one.

Subscribe or follow so you don't miss an episode. See artist bios, upcoming episodes, and support our work with a donation at https://burntthicket.com. 

Free to stream on-demand on our website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, with English subtitles/closed captions available on our YouTube channel. Audience advisory: Content may not be suitable for children.  

One way to learn and take action: Reflect on the primary voices that inform you as a person and shape your thoughts and values. Make 4 lists: 1) your closest friends; 2) your mentors to whom you look for guidance; 3) the teachers, authors and artists whose work you engage with; and 4) the news media sources you access. Take note of the cultural backgrounds each person or media source represents. Choose to widen those circles to include a greater diversity of voices, especially First Nations, Métis and Inuit voices. Here are 3 options for news coverage from Indigenous perspectives: APTN News (coverage of truth and reconciliation at https://www.aptnnews.ca/topic/trc/), Eagle Feather News in SK (https://www.eaglefeathernews.com/), or CBC News Indigenous (https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous). 

We want to hear what you think – leave a comment on our social media or send your feedback through the widget on our website. 

Burnt Thicket Theatre is committed to creating spaces for diverse artists to be honest and open about their experiences and perspectives even when those views don't necessarily represent those of Burnt Thicket Theatre as an organization. We invite you as an audience member to lean in to hear those who are different from you, to be brave and to allow the space between all of us to be one of respect.

This project is made possible by a Digital Now Grant from Canada Council for the Arts, and by our major sponsors Shercom Industries, SK Arts, and Creative Saskatchewan. 

*The participation of these Artists is arranged by permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance Opera Theatre Policy (DOT), and under ACTRA's National COVID-19 Response Initiative.

In a dystopian future, adrift in space, Commander Trem Lylin archives listeners calling in to share their final thoughts about the current state of humanity – while they still can.

Written by Curtis Peeteetuce

directed by Danny Knight

script dramaturgy by Carol Greyeyes

performed by:

Kristina Hughes* (Commander Trem Lylin)

Carol Greyeyes* (Envoy)

Shawn Cuthand (Leedy Hoolawt, Z)

Joshua Beaudry* (Maric Zope, Fogey)

sound design, recording and audio production by Tim Bratton 

production dramaturgy by Yvette Nolan

stage management by Stephen Waldschmidt

original music by Darryl Dozlaw, Jordan Daniels, Marc Okihcihtaw and Donny Speidel 

image design by Brooklynn Bitner

Gratefully created on Treaty 6 Territory and the traditional homeland of the Métis.

If you’re listening for the first time, we encourage you to start from episode one.

Subscribe or follow so you don't miss an episode. See artist bios, upcoming episodes, and support our work with a donation at https://burntthicket.com.

Free to stream on-demand on our website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, with English subtitles/closed captions available on our YouTube channel. Audience advisory: Content may not be suitable for children.  

One way to learn more: One way to learn more: Read the Reconciliation Toolkit for Business Leaders from the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, and share it with your workplace colleagues: http://www.abo-peoples.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/WP-Revised-Reconciliation-Toolkit_Digital_May12-compressed.pdf 

We want to hear what you think – leave a comment on our social media or send your feedback though the widget on our website.

This project is made possible by a Digital Now Grant from Canada Council for the Arts, and by our major sponsors Shercom Industries, SK Arts, and Creative Saskatchewan. 

*The participation of these Artists is arranged by permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance Opera Theatre Policy (DOT), and under ACTRA's National COVID-19 Response Initiative.

A conversation with many of the artists who created Do You Remember?: playwright Joelle Peters, director Dawn Bird*, actors Nicole Akan, Sam Flamont, Kristin Friday, Liz Johnson, sound designer Tim Bratton, hosted by artistic director Stephen Waldschmidt. With original music by Darryl Dozlaw, Jordan Daniels, Marc Okihcihtaw and Donny Speidel.

Gratefully created on Treaty 6 Territory and the traditional homeland of the Métis, and in Toronto, which has been the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat (there are many other First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples that call this place home).

If you’re listening for the first time, we encourage you to start from episode one.

Subscribe or follow so you don't miss an episode. See artist bios, upcoming episodes, and support our work with a donation at https://burntthicket.com.

Free to stream on demand on our website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, with English subtitles/closed captions available on our YouTube channel. Audience advisory: Content may not be suitable for children.  

One way to learn more: Take the Indigenous Canada online course from University of Alberta’s Faculty of Native Studies (free, 12 weeks): https://www.coursera.org/learn/indigenous-canada

We want to hear what you think – leave a comment on our social media or send your feedback though the widget on our website. 

Burnt Thicket Theatre is committed to creating spaces for diverse artists to be honest and open about their experiences and perspectives even when those views don't necessarily represent those of Burnt Thicket Theatre as an organization. We invite you as an audience member to lean in to hear those who are different from you, to be brave and to allow the space between all of us to be one of respect.

This project is made possible by a Digital Now Grant from Canada Council for the Arts, and by our major sponsors Shercom Industries, SK Arts, and Creative Saskatchewan. 

*The participation of these Artists is arranged by permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance Opera Theatre Policy (DOT), and under ACTRA's National COVID-19 Response Initiative.

Separated by life’s forks in the road, childhood friends are reunited by grief. Old wounds strain the bonds they built in years past, despite their desire to reconnect. Sometimes to move forward, we must take a step back.

Written by Joelle Peters

directed by Dawn Bird*

script & production dramaturgy by Yvette Nolan

performed by:

Nicole Akan (Mouse)

Sam Flamont (Porkchop)

Liz Johnson (Paula)

Kristin Friday (Caroline)

sound design, recording and audio production by Tim Bratton 

stage management by Stephen Waldschmidt

original music by Darryl Dozlaw, Jordan Daniels, Marc Okihcihtaw and Donny Speidel 

image design by Brooklynn Bitner

This script’s development was also supported by the Indigenous Playwrights Nest at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Kenneth T. Williams, and ​​the Pemmican Collective & Punctuate! Theatre Playwrights’ Unit.

Gratefully created on Treaty 6 Territory and the traditional homeland of the Métis; on Treaty 7 Territory; on Walpole Island First Nation (unceded territory of Bkejwanong, which translates to Where the Waters Divide), which is the traditional lands of the Three Fire Confederacy: the Odawa, Potawatomi, and Ojibwe); and in Toronto, which has been the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat (there are many other First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples that call this place home).

If you’re listening for the first time, we encourage you to start from episode one.

Subscribe or follow so you don't miss an episode. See artist bios, upcoming episodes, and support our work with a donation at https://burntthicket.com.

Free to stream on-demand on our website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, with English subtitles/closed captions available on our YouTube channel. Audience advisory: Content may not be suitable for children.  

One way to learn more: Watch Reservation Dogs, an Indigenous American teen comedy-drama TV series about life on and off reserve, created by Taika Wiatiti & Sterlin Harjo: https://www.disneyplus.com/series/reservation-dogs/17MVZHUGJFZw 

Or attend ‘Indigenous in the City,’ a virtual and in-person symposium from NAIITS at Acadia University, NS, June 2-4, 2022: https://www.naiits.com/symposium2022 

We want to hear what you think – leave a comment on our social media or send your feedback through the widget on our website.

This project is made possible by a Digital Now Grant from Canada Council for the Arts and by our major sponsors Shercom Industries, SK Arts, and Creative Saskatchewan. 

*The participation of these Artists is arranged by permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance Opera Theatre Policy (DOT), and under ACTRA's National COVID-19 Response Initiative.

A conversation with many of the artists who created You Said We’d Be Together Forever: playwright Amanda Trapp, director Johanna Arnott, actors Andrea Folster and Ed Mendez, sound designer Tim Bratton, hosted by artistic director Stephen Waldschmidt. With original music by Darryl Dozlaw, Jordan Daniels, Marc Okihcihtaw and Donny Speidel.

Gratefully created on Treaty 6 Territory and the traditional homeland of the Métis.

If you’re listening for the first time, we encourage you to start from episode one.

Subscribe or follow so you don't miss an episode. See artist bios, upcoming episodes, and support our work with a donation at https://burntthicket.com.

Free to stream on-demand on our website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, with English subtitles/closed captions available on our YouTube channel. Audience advisory: Content may not be suitable for children.  

One way to learn more: Watch the documentary Reserve 107, about steps toward reconciliation involving the community of Laird, SK and the Young Chippewayan band: https://www.reserve107thefilm.com/ 

We want to hear what you think – leave a comment on our social media or send your feedback through the widget on our website. 

Burnt Thicket Theatre is committed to creating spaces for diverse artists to be honest and open about their experiences and perspectives even when those views don't necessarily represent those of Burnt Thicket Theatre as an organization. We invite you as an audience member to lean in to hear those who are different from you, to be brave and to allow the space between all of us to be one of respect.

This project is made possible by a Digital Now Grant from Canada Council for the Arts, and by our major sponsors Shercom Industries, SK Arts, and Creative Saskatchewan. 

Sifting through romantic facades and broken promises, a couple finds out what they truly long for. 

Written by Amanda Trapp

Directed by Johanna Arnott

Script dramaturgy by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard

Performed by:

Andrea Folster (Her)

Ed Mendez (Him)

Sound design, recording and audio production by Tim Bratton 

Production dramaturgy by Yvette Nolan

Stage management by Stephen Waldschmidt

Original music by Darryl Dozlaw, Jordan Daniels, Marc Okihcihtaw and Donny Speidel 

Photo and image design by Brooklynn Bitner

Gratefully created on Treaty 6 Territory and the traditional homeland of the Métis.

If you’re listening for the first time, we encourage you to start from episode one.

Subscribe or follow so you don't miss an episode. See artist bios, upcoming episodes, and support our work with a donation at https://burntthicket.com.

Free to stream on demand on our website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, with English subtitles/closed captions available on our YouTube channel. Audience advisory: Content may not be suitable for children.  

One way to learn more: Read the texts of treaties in your part of Canada: https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1370373165583/1581292088522

Here’s a helpful interactive map of treaty lands across Canada, including agreements in recent years: https://www.whose.land/en/

We want to hear what you think – leave a comment on our social media or send your feedback though the widget on our website.

This project is made possible by a Digital Now Grant from Canada Council for the Arts, and by our major sponsors Shercom Industries, SK Arts, and Creative Saskatchewan. 

A conversation with many of the artists who created Flag: playwright Yvette Nolan, director Roxanne Dicke, actors Jared Beattie and Krystle Pederson, sound designer Tim Bratton, hosted by artistic director Stephen Waldschmidt. With original music by Darryl Dozlaw, Jordan Daniels, Marc Okihcihtaw and Donny Speidel.

Gratefully created on Treaty 6 Territory and the traditional homeland of the Métis.

Subscribe or follow so you don't miss an episode. See artist bios, upcoming episodes, and support our work with a donation at https://burntthicket.com.

Free to stream on-demand on our website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, with English subtitles/closed captions available on our YouTube channel. Audience advisory: Content may not be suitable for children.  

One suggestion to learn more: Explore an interactive map of former residential school sites in Canada and the search for unmarked graves: https://globalnews.ca/news/8074453/indigenous-residential-schools-canada-graves-map/

We want to hear what you think – leave a comment on our social media or send your feedback though the widget on our website. 

Burnt Thicket Theatre is committed to creating spaces for diverse artists to be honest and open about their experiences and perspectives even when those views don't necessarily represent those of Burnt Thicket Theatre as an organization. We invite you as an audience member to lean in to hear those who are different from you, to be brave and to allow the space between all of us to be one of respect.

This project is made possible by a Digital Now Grant from Canada Council for the Arts, and by our major sponsors Shercom Industries, SK Arts, and Creative Saskatchewan.

Caught at the intersection of sorrow and our nations' symbols, two strangers find themselves at odds over questions of how soon is too soon, how much is enough? 

Written by Yvette Nolan

Directed by Roxanne Dicke 

Script dramaturgy by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard

Performed by:

Jared Beattie (Andrew)

Krystle Pederson (Corey)

Sound design, recording and audio production by Tim Bratton 

Production dramaturgy by Yvette Nolan

Stage management by Stephen Waldschmidt

With original music by Darryl Dozlaw, Jordan Daniels, Marc Okihcihtaw and Donny Speidel 

Special Thanks to Chad Collins and King George Community School for helping create our flag pole sounds.

Gratefully created on Treaty 6 Territory and the traditional homeland of the Métis.

Subscribe or follow so you don't miss an episode. See artist bios, upcoming episodes, and support our work with a donation at https://burntthicket.com.

Free to stream on-demand on our website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, with English subtitles/closed captions available on our YouTube channel. Audience advisory: Content may not be suitable for children.  

One suggestion to learn more: Ask a friend to join you in reading the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's Calls To Action, then meet up to talk about what stood out to each of you: https://ehprnh2mwo3.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf

Or if the Calls To Action are very familiar to you, consider doing the same with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (of which Canada is a signatory): https://nctr.ca/education/teaching-resources/united-nations-declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples/

We want to hear what you think – leave a comment on our social media or send your feedback through the widget on our website.

This project is made possible by a Digital Now Grant from Canada Council for the Arts, and by our major sponsors Shercom Industries, SK Arts, and Creative Saskatchewan. 

A conversation with many of the artists who created The Yard With the Old Plow: playwright Shanda Stefanson, actors Lisa Bayliss*, Alan Long*, and Aren Okemaysim, sound designer Tim Bratton, hosted by artistic director Stephen Waldschmidt and production dramaturg Yvette Nolan, with original music by Darryl Dozlaw, Jordan Daniels, Marc Okihcihtaw and Donny Speidel.

Gratefully created on Treaty 6 Territory and the traditional homeland of the Métis.

Subscribe and follow so you don't miss an episode. See artist bios, upcoming episodes, and support our work with a donation at www.burntthicket.com.

Free to stream on demand on our website or wherever you get your podcasts, with closed captions available on our YouTube channel. Audience advisory: Content may not suitable for children.

One suggestion to learn more: Watch the documentary nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up by Tasha Hubbard, stream at: www.nfb.ca/film/nipawistamasowin-we-will-stand-up

We want to hear what you think – leave a comment on our social media or send your feedback though the widget on our website.

Burnt Thicket Theatre is committed to creating spaces for diverse artists to be honest and open about their experiences and perspectives even when those views don't necessarily represent those of Burnt Thicket Theatre as an organization. We invite you as an audience member to lean in to hear those who are different from you, to be brave and to allow the space between all of us to be one of respect.

This project is made possible by a Digital Now Grant from Canada Council for the Arts, and by our major sponsors Shercom Industries, SK Arts, and Creative Saskatchewan.

*The participation of these Artists is arranged by permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance Opera Theatre Policy (DOT), and under ACTRA's National COVID-19 Response Initiative.