Issiah Bull Bear and
Lynny Bonin; costume design by Alaia Hamer, lighting design
by Jack Goodison, set design by Dusty Hagerüd, photo by Javier Sotres.

Where Have All the Buffalo Gone?

Presented by Axis Theatre 
by Tai Amy Grauman
Co-Directed by Amanda Testini and Chris McGregor
September 30, 2026 
Frederic Wood Theatre 

Join us for a special free performance of Axis Theatre’s Where Have All the Buffalo Gone? written by UBC BFA alum Tai Amy Grauman on Truth and Reconciliation Day.  

Where Have All The Buffalo Gone? follows two souls through seven different periods of Métis history. Filled with stories about the Sun Traveller and the Callihoo family, the production involves a life-like buffalo puppet. Inspired by historical events, 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.   

The play takes audiences through the emergence of the Métis Nation across the plains, then leads into the robust colonization that arises from the fur trade, the disappearance of the buffalo, as well as the political uprising of the Métis Association of Alberta in the 1930s. The story starts in creation among the stars and ends in 2024. 

Schedule 

Wednesday, September 30 @ 4 pm  

Location 

Frederic Wood Theatre
6354 Crescent Rd, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2  

We acknowledge that the UBC Vancouver campus is situated on the ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people.   

Ticket Prices 

This performance is free to attend. Reserve your seat in advance or simply join us at the door on the day of the performance. 

For any questions, please contact our box office at 604.822.6835 or box.office@ubc.ca.