Curtis Peeteetuce's new play on the dangers of 'plastic shamanism'
Playwright Curtic Peeteetuce reflects on Popcorn Elder, intergenerational trauma, and forgiveness between family members.
"Popcorn elder" is a term for someone who appropriates indigenous ceremonial practices to make a buck — sometimes with tragic consequences.
Popcorn Elder is also the name of a new play by writer Curtis Peeteetuce, who was moved to react to three sweat lodge deaths under the watch of a self-help guru in Arizona.
Peeteetuce joins Shad to share how a passionate Facebook post became a father-son play, the damage done by so-called plastic shamanism, and the "nuts and bolts" of reconciliation.
WEB EXTRA | Watch the trailer for Popcorn Elder below.