Cafe Daughter: Tiffany Ayalik, Kenneth T. Williams, Lisa C. Ravensbergen

Event Description

vette Wong is a girl of mixed heritage growing up in Saskatchewan in the 1950s. Her father is Chinese and he runs a small town café. Her mother is Cree. When Yvette is ten her mother extracts a promise from her. She must never tell anyone she is Cree. Yvette holds this secret close to her heart along with a dream, until the moment she can no longer hide her heritage from herself. Based on the true story of Senator Lillian Eva Quan Dyck, Café Daughter is the powerful, funny and touching tale of one woman’s journey to reclaim her heritage.

Praise
“Ayalik, of Inuit ancestry, is heir to a tradition of storytelling. She is a remarkable performer who creates a cast of indelible characters.” Edmonton Sun