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This section invites you to enter the world of Gabriel Dumont’s Wild West Show. Read interviews, essays and excerpts. Discover some of the sources that inspired the show. And meet the team of artists from across Canada who got together to tell the story of Gabriel Dumont and the Métis in the style of Buffalo Bill’s legendary outdoor travelling show.

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    Genesis of the Project

    “To write this epic about the leader of the bison hunt together.” A note from the play’s three lead authors, Jean Marc… “To write this epic about the leader of the bison hunt… “To write this epic about the leader of the bison hunt together.” A note from the play’s three lead authors, Jean Marc Dalpé, Alexis Martin and Yvette Nolan.

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    Logbook

    Behind the scenes of Gabriel Dumont’s Wild West Show. Behind the scenes of Gabriel Dumont’s Wild West Show.… Behind the scenes of Gabriel Dumont’s Wild West Show.

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    Masterclass: Yvette Nolan

    An unstructured and wide-ranging conversation between Métis writer Yvette Nolan and artist Alexia Bürger. A bilingual… An unstructured and wide-ranging conversation between Métis… An unstructured and wide-ranging conversation between Métis writer Yvette Nolan and artist Alexia Bürger. A bilingual exchange.

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    Wild West Shows

    These gigantic outdoor shows were among the most prominent early forms of mass entertainment. These gigantic outdoor shows were among the most prominent… These gigantic outdoor shows were among the most prominent early forms of mass entertainment.

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    Poems by Gregory Scofield

    Discover the subtlety of emotions in Gregory Scofield’s poetry, a Métis poet, author, professor, and activist. Discover the subtlety of emotions in Gregory Scofield’s… Discover the subtlety of emotions in Gregory Scofield’s poetry, a Métis poet, author, professor, and activist.

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    Letter to Sir John A. Macdonald

    (Re)read this famous and powerful poem by Marilyn Dumont, a Cree/Métis descendant of Gabriel Dumont. (Re)read this famous and powerful poem by Marilyn Dumont,… (Re)read this famous and powerful poem by Marilyn Dumont, a Cree/Métis descendant of Gabriel Dumont.

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    Extracts of the play

    Discover a short excerpt of the play. Discover a short excerpt of the play. Discover a short excerpt of the play.

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    Theatre as a Space for Conversation Among Canada’s Solitudes

    Solitudes brought together in a Third Space: Gabriel Dumont’s Wild West Show makes connections, launches the discussion, participates in… Solitudes brought together in a Third Space: Gabriel Dumont’s… Solitudes brought together in a Third Space: Gabriel Dumont’s Wild West Show makes connections, launches the discussion, participates in the process of decolonizing theatre.