Boarding School Play Evokes Powerful Reaction from Native Former Students

Alaska Dispatch- Jack Dalton’s play “Assimilation” made a powerful impression when it premiered in Anchorage five years ago. Dalton, best known for his comic interpretations of Native lore, had written a blistering indictment of the boarding school era with roles reversed. In his telling, a vicious Native headmaster punishes white children for not being sufficiently Native. Click here for story Assimilation will be presented at 7pm this Friday at the Valdez Civic Center Ballroom. Tickets are $15 and free for PWSCC, VHS and Valdez Native Tribe members. This play is for mature audience.