Where Have All the Buffalo Gone?
Axis Theatre presents...
A Métis love-story that transcends time to safeguard history.
Where Have All The Buffalo Gone? follows two Métis souls through seven different periods of Métis history. We bear witness to the emergence of the Métis nations across the plains, the robust colonization that arises from the fur trade, the disappearance of the buffalo and the political uprising of the Métis Association of Alberta. The story begins during creation amongst the stars and ends in the present day.
Where Have All The Buffalo Gone? specifically shares scenarios from the Callihoo family’s stories, incorporating fiddle music, jigging and a life size buffalo puppet. Inspired by historical events of the Métis people of Canada, this original play for young audiences explores the loves, the losses and the fight of Treaty 6’s Métis people – and their love and kinship to the buffalo.
Photography for “Where Have All The Buffalo Gone?” by Javier Sotres Photography, featuring Lynny Bonin, Issiah Bull Bear, and Sofi Munson (Buffalo puppeteer). Production and Puppet Design by Dusty Hagerüd, Costume Design by Alaia Hamer, and Lighting Design by Jack Goodison.