Qwalena: The Wild Woman Who Steals Children

Age: 13+

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Cost: $15.00
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Indigenous storyteller Dallas Yellowfly tells a scary story of a girl named Qwalena who is born disfigured and bullied. She runs away to the forest where she stays hidden from the children who bullied her. Over time Qwalena becomes the wild woman who makes whistling sounds and steals children who search for her in the woods. Yellowfly later explains how Qwalena is an allegorical creature who represents the Indian agents who stole Indigenous youth from their families and forced them to attend an Indian Residential School. Yellowfly's father was one of these children.

In this unique theatrical performance Yellowfly blends Oral Tradition, multimedia and a bit of humour to explore the intergenerational impact of Indian residential schools. Dallas Yellowfly is a member of the Siksika First Nation, who was born and raised on Sto:lo territory practicing coastal cultures. After completing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology/Anthropology he pursued both stand up comedy and music professionally. Yellowfly blends his experience in stand up comedy, music, and film making to create engaging multimedia storytelling performances. Qwalena provides an opportunity to bridge Indigenous and non-Indigneous communities by creating awareness and understanding about the problems still faced today by Indigenous Peoples.

After the performance there will be time for questions, and to continue the conversation.

This performance contains some coarse language and mature subject matter. Strobe lighting effects will be used during this performance. Patrons that may have epilepsy or are affected by visual light stimulation please be advised.
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