Listen "Storyteller|Corey Payette"
Episode Synopsis
Corey is a storyteller, writer, composer and director. He is a member of the Mattagami First Nations, with French-Canadian and Irish ancestry.We talk about why he started to write, founding Raven Theatre, being the artistic director of Urban Ink and co-creating TRANSFORM festival. The need to tell Indigenous stories and bringing perspectives that aren't being showcased. We get into his work in progress On Native Land as well as a work that has been finished and adapted into a movie, Les Filles du Roi. We talk about identity, and how toxic it s to dissect Indigenous identities. Corey also talks about TRANSFORM festival and the very exciting sounding opening night festivities!You can get tickets for TRANSFORM festival at transformfestival.ca and find where to watch Les Filles du Roi at lesfillesduroifilm.comIntro: Hazy by OddFish
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