Sheldon Elter wrote and stars in Metis Mutt. ( KEVIN CLARK )Métis MuttWritten and performed by Sheldon Elter. “My name is Sheldon Elter and I’ll be your Native comedian for the night.”Article Continued BelowA string of one-liners follows, each punchline involving negative racial stereotypes. Elter says his Métis status, with both indigenous and white heritage, puts him in between cultures, and there’s an interesting tension in Métis Mutt that explores when those two worlds collide. In this way, Métis Mutt brings up issues from tokenism in pop culture to the assumed superiority of western customs over ancient ones.

Source: thestar January 28, 2017 19:47 UTC