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The Ecstasy of Rita Joe

by George Ryga · 1970

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George Ryga's The Ecstasy of Rita Joe is perhaps the best known contemporary Canadian play - a lyric documentary about a young Indian girl who comes to the city only to die on Skid Row, a victim of white man's violence and his paternalistic attitude toward Native Peoples.

Setting
1970sCanada
Audience
adult
Length
short · 128 pages
Form
plays

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