“It was really the same theatre people that you knew doing shows every year, and people hung out in the beer tent.” – James Morrisey

After many years of taking their shows on the road across Ontario, the Debajehmujig Creation Centre converted an old grocery store into an artistic hub. Since then, it has become a vital home for Indigenous artists and storytellers to create and tell their stories in Manitowaning on #ManitoulinIsland.

“I had been working with theatre of the oppressed techniques for a number of years and I said… I think it would be terrific.” – Andrew Burton, Prince George, BC

“You may or may not hear of a ghost in the back alley of the Grand Theatre, and that may or may not be me.” – Selina Chiarelli, Kingston, ON

“My mother as well as many other relatives including my grandfather and great-grandfather.” – Heather Bartlett, Ottawa, ON