A Reading of The Story of a National Crime

by Peter Haworth

2022-09-27 19:00 2022-09-27 19:45 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: A Reading of The Story of a National Crime

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/31974

In-person event

This event is a staged reading of The Story of a National Crime, a docu-drama by Peter Haworth that was produced and recorded for CBC radio on December 23, 1976. The drama explores long-suppressed documents from 1922 in which Dr. Peter Bryce, the chief Medical Officer for the Department of Indian Affairs, accused Duncan Campbell Scott of genocide for his policies dealing with Residential School System in Canada.

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Peter A. Herrndorf Place,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa
Tue, September 27, 2022
Tue, September 27, 2022
7 PM EDT
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Indigenous arts Theatre
  • In-person event
  • English
  • ≈ 45 minutes · No intermission

This event is a staged reading of The Story of a National Crime, a docu-drama by Peter Haworth that was produced and recorded for CBC radio on December 23, 1976. The drama explores long-suppressed documents from 1922 in which Dr. Peter Bryce, the chief Medical Officer for the Department of Indian Affairs, accused Duncan Campbell Scott of genocide for his policies dealing with Residential School System in Canada.

Artists

  • Director / Peter Hawthorne Kevin Loring
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    P.H. Bryce Hugh Neilson
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    Duncan Campbell Scott Geoff McBride