# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Awaken Festival 2025 - Savage Is A Word In The English Dictionary by Brefny Caribou
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 23 Apr, 2025 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 23 Apr, 2025 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Tickets are available now! You can buy yours, and find out more about the awesome showcase team at: https://www.gwaandaktheatre.ca/home-awaken-festival-2025/performance-showcases. 

Savage is a Word in the English Dictionary follows a young Indigenous woman who is asked to give a presentation at her old elementary school for their “Indigenous Studies” unit. Arriving at the school she is confronted with the memories of her own school days. When nostalgia and reality collide, she realizes that history doesn’t smell as good as the textbook.

Content Warnings: Use of a vaping device (no nicotine or THC), coarse language, themes of residential school and intergenerational trauma.

Length: ~60 Minutes


*All details are accurate at time of posting, and are subject to change. Masks are encouraged at this event, but not required. 

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CREDITS
Featuring Brefny Caribou
Performer & Creator | Brefny Caribou
Director | Keshia Palm
Stage Manager | Maya Bowers
Promotional Photos | Kate Dalton
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/whitehorse/awaken-festival-2025-savage-is-a-word-in-the-english-dictionary-by-brefny-caribou/200028029225448
- **Event Categories**: festivals, performances, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 13

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Whitehorse
- **state**: YT
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre
- **lat**: 60.724793538305
- **long**: -135.052780509
- **full address**: Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre, 1171 Front Street,Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Awaken Festival 2025 - Savage Is A Word In The English Dictionary by Brefny Caribou being held?
  - **A:** Awaken Festival 2025 - Savage Is A Word In The English Dictionary by Brefny Caribou takes place on Wed, 23 Apr, 2025 at 06:30 pm to Wed, 23 Apr, 2025 at 09:00 pm at Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre, 1171 Front Street,Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Awaken Festival 2025 - Savage Is A Word In The English Dictionary by Brefny Caribou?
  - **A:** Awaken Festival 2025 - Savage Is A Word In The English Dictionary by Brefny Caribou is organized by Gwaandak Theatre.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Awaken Festival 2025 - Savage Is A Word In The English Dictionary by Brefny Caribou is ideal for festival lovers, culture enthusiasts, and anyone looking for a vibrant, immersive community experience. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Whitehorse, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Awaken Festival 2025 - Savage Is A Word In The English Dictionary by Brefny Caribou sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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