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| Written by Dipika Guha |
| Directed by Jesse Jou |
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| CAST |
| Matilda |
Irene Sofia Lucio |
| Clara Bates |
Rachel Spencer |
| Colonel Patrick |
Max Gordon Moore |
| Martha |
Caroline V. McGraw |
| Sidney Bates |
Ben Horner |
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| CREW |
| Dramaturg |
Tanya Dean |
| Scenic Design |
Dede Ayite |
| Lighting Design |
Steven Albert |
| Costume Design |
Kristin Fiebig |
| Sound Design |
Nick Morgan |
| Stage Manager |
Brandon Curtis |
| Technical Director |
Kellen McNally |
| Associate Producer |
Elizabeth Elliott |
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| Where does healing begin? |
| In a land long considered uncivilized, an ill matched English couple tries to make home. Inside, amidst the clink of glasses and Singapore Slings, there is another sound... the cry of a blood-soaked teenage girl stepping out from the shadows; her body, an unstoppable force of a history that refuses to be forgotten. |
| Is that how you like me? Quiet? |
| "Sorry" Seems to be the Hardest Word… |
EXTRACTS FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL APOLOGY TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLES. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
March 1 2007. |
| "To acknowledge a long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the United States Government regarding Indian tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States. |
| The United States, acting through Congress— |
| (1) recognizes the special legal and political relationship the Indian tribes have with the United States and the solemn covenant with the land we share; |
| (2) commends and honors the Native Peoples for the thousands of years that they have stewarded and protected this land; |
| (3) recognizes that there have been years of official depredations, ill-conceived policies, and the breaking of covenants by the United States Government regarding Indian tribes; |
| (4) apologizes on behalf of the people of the United States to all Native Peoples for the many instances of violence, maltreatment, and neglect inflicted on Native Peoples by citizens of the United States; |
| (5) expresses its regret for the ramifications of former wrongs and its commitment to build on the positive relationships of the past and present to move toward a brighter future where all the people of this land live reconciled as brothers and sisters, and harmoniously steward and protect this land together; |
| (6) urges the President to acknowledge the wrongs of the United States against Indian tribes in the history of the United States in order to bring healing to this land by providing a proper foundation for reconciliation between the United States and Indian tribes; and |
| (7) commends the State governments that have begun reconciliation efforts with recognized Indian tribes located in their boundaries and encourages all State governments similarly to work toward reconciling relationships with Indian tribes within their boundaries. |
| Nothing in this Joint Resolution— |
| (1) authorizes or supports any claim against the United States; or |
| (2) serves as a settlement of any claim against the United States." |
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| "James Oglethorpe presenting the Yamacraw Indians to the Georgia Trustees on July 3, 1734" by William Verelst |
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EXTRACTS FROM THE FORMAL APOLOGY GIVEN TO THE ABORIGINAL PEOPLE OF AUSTRALIA BY PRIME MINISTER KEVIN RUDD ON BEHALF OF ITS PARLIAMENT AND GOVERNMENT.
February 13 2008. |
| Today we honour the Indigenous peoples of this land, the oldest continuing cultures in human history. |
| We reflect on their past mistreatment. |
| We apologise for the laws and policies of successive Parliaments and governments that have inflicted profound grief, suffering and loss on these our fellow Australians. |
| We apologise especially for the removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families, their communities and their country. |
| For the pain, suffering and hurt of these stolen generations, their descendants and for their families left behind, we say sorry. |
| To the mothers and the fathers, the brothers and the sisters, for the breaking up of families and communities, we say sorry. |
| And for the indignity and degradation thus inflicted on a proud people and a proud culture, we say sorry. |
| We the Parliament of Australia respectfully request that this apology be received in the spirit in which it is offered as part of the healing of the nation. |
| For the future we take heart; resolving that this new page in the history of our great continent can now be written. |
| We today take this first step by acknowledging the past and laying claim to a future that embraces all Australians. |
| A future where all Australians, whatever their origins, are truly equal partners, with equal opportunities and with an equal stake in shaping the next chapter in the history of this great country, Australia." |
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| Published in a Darwin newspaper in the 1930s. The caption reads: A group of tiny half-caste and quadroon children at the Darwin half-caste home. The Minister for the Interior (Mr Perkins) recently appealed to charitable organisations in Melbourne and Sydney to find homes for the children and rescue them from becoming outcasts. The hand-written note reads: "I like the little girl in centre of group, but if taken by anyone else, any of the others would do, as long as they are strong." |
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EXTRACTS FROM THE FULL APOLOGY GIVEN BY PRIME MINISTER HARPER ON BEHALF OF CANADIANS FOR THE INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS SYSTEM.
June 11 2008. |
| "The treatment of children in Indian Residential Schools is a sad chapter in our history… |
| Indeed, some sought, as it was infamously said, 'to kill the Indian in the child'… |
| To the approximately 80,000 living former students, and all family members and communities, the Government of Canada now recognizes that it was wrong to forcibly remove children from their homes and we apologize for having done this. |
| We now recognize that it was wrong to separate children from rich and vibrant cultures and traditions that it created a void in many lives and communities, and we apologize for having done this. |
| We now recognize that, in separating children from their families, we undermined the ability of many to adequately parent their own children and sowed the seeds for generations to follow, and we apologize for having done this. |
| We now recognize that, far too often, these institutions gave rise to abuse or neglect and were inadequately controlled, and we apologize for failing to protect you. |
| Not only did you suffer these abuses as children, but as you became parents, you were powerless to protect your own children from suffering the same experience, and for this we are sorry… |
| The Government of Canada sincerely apologizes and asks the forgiveness of the Aboriginal peoples of this country for failing them so profoundly. |
Nous le regrettons
We are sorry
Nimitataynan
Niminchinowesamin
Mamiattugut." |
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