The Theatre of Regret Memoir Lipsha seeks out his great-grandmother

Lipsha seeks out his great-grandmother for a magical solution to his romantic dilemma—on sacred ground where a federally sanctioned bingo palace is slated for construction

and boarding schools

and reciprocity

“Deep in the thickest part of a cedar forest there lived a young Sasquatch

Native American Classics)

The Theatre of Regret Memoir Lipsha seeks out his great-grandmotherThe Canadian public largely understands reconciliation as the harmonization of Indigenoussettler relations for the benefit of the nation. But is this really happening? Reconciliation politics can work counter to retributive justice. The Theatre of Regret asks whether within the contexts of settler colonialism the approach to reconciliation will ultimately favour the state over the needs and requirements of Indigenous peoples. Interweaving literature,