People’s Theatre: A Co-Creation
In the tradition of popular theatre, our performers come from the same racial and geographical communities as the characters they portray—specifically, our Mi’kmaq, Acadian, Irish, Scottish, African, and American Nations. Many performers were on stage for the first time, and from the first rehearsal our diverse cast and creative team negotiated and fine-tuned Dorothy’s original script to achieve a ring of truth in the often uncomfortable dialogue between Settlers and First Nations, between Black and White Loyalists, and between Acadian and other European Settlers. The resulting script is a Nation-to-Nation co-creation.

The film highlights the tensions and triumphs of our truth and reconciliation process, and the everyday realities embedded in the words: “We are all treaty people.” It integrates video footage and still images from rehearsals and performances with interviews with the cast, creative team, and our “fellow pilgrims” from the audience