BREFNY CARIBOU

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Brefny Caribou (she/her) is a performer, writer, and educator of Cree (Mathias Colomb Cree Nation)/Irish-settler descent based in Tkaronto.

Holding an MFA in Acting from York University she loves reimagining traditional theatrical practices, telling Indigenous stories, and making people giggle. As a performer she has worked in TV/film on Tallboyz (CBC/Joanne), and Mayor of Kingstown (Paramount +/Isabelle) and in theatre across Turtle Island on projects such as 1939 (Canadian Stage), The Tempest (Theatre Rusticle/Buddies in Bad Times), Otîhêw (Shakespeare in Action), and completed 3 seasons at the Stratford Festival in productions of Little Women (Beth March), All’s Well That Ends Well (Solider, Understudy), and The Rez Sisters (Zhaboonigan Peterson).

Her solo showSavage is a Word in the English Dictionary had its world premiere at the 2025 Awaken Festival at Gwaandak Theatre in Whitehorse, YT. Brefny is going into her 4th year facilitating the Indigenous Arts Program at the Paprika Festival.