A Common Experience

A Common Experience

A Common Experience

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A Common Experience

2013

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A poetic exploration of the multi-generational affects of Canada's Indian Residential School system, based on the personal trials of Aboriginal playwright Yvette Nolan.

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Yvette Nolan

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Lilia Greyeyes

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