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Debajehmujig Storytellers

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Debajehmujig Storytellers
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Debajehmujig Storytellers is an Indigenous performing arts group.[1]

In Anishinabek News

  • July 2015: The group hosted a culminating event for the National Arts Centre research project on Indigenous theatre in May 2015. Artistic Director Joe Osawabine served as an advisor for the national research initiative.[2]
  • May 2017: Penny Couchie visited the theatre while touring with the Pulling Threads project.[3]
  • January 2022: Debajehmujig Storytellers are leading the youth engagement portion of a research project on vaccine confidence. The group uses forum theatre and speculative fiction to facilitate conversations about COVID-19 vaccines among young people.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "NOSM researchers study Indigenous vaccine confidence in Northern Ontario", Anishinabek News, 22 January 2022 (archived copy; original article).
  2. ↑ "Progression of Indigenous theatre at the National Arts Centre", Anishinabek News, 13 July 2015 (archived copy; original article).
  3. ↑ "Bobb wins Indigenous Artist Award", Anishinabek News, 16 May 2017 (archived copy; original article).