Darla Contois is an Indigenous (Cree-Saulteaux) writer and actress from Misipawistik Cree Nation, Grand Rapids, Manitoba, Canada. She stars as Esther Rosenblum/Bezhig Little Bird in the Canadian drama television series Little Bird, which premiered on Crave and APTN lumi on May 26, 2023.
She graduated from the Centre for Indigenous Theatre’s professional training program in 2014 and attended David Smukler's National Voice Intensive. Her solo show White Man’s Indian premiered at Summerworks 2017 in Toronto where she was awarded the Emerging Artist Award. Her most recent work, The War Being Waged, was produced by Winnipeg's Prairie Theatre Exchange as part of their 2021–22 season.
The War Being Waged was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2023 Governor General's Awards.
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21st-century Canadian actresses
21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights
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21st-century First Nations writers
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First Nations dramatists and playwrights
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Cree people
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