We acknowledge the support of the Government of Canada (nous reconnaissons l'appui du gouvernement du Canada), the Canada Council for the Arts, the Government of Yukon, the City of Whitehorse and Lotteries Yukon. We acknowledge the support of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation with funding provided by the Government of Canada. Funding for Gwaandak Theatre is made possible through the assistance of Arts Operating Fund - Annual Operating Component, Department of Tourism and Culture, Jen Gehmair, Minister.

We also thank the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre and their staff for their generous support as our Festival Hosts as well as Air North, Yukon’s Airline and Northern Vision Development LP (NVD) for their continued support of visiting artists. We are also grateful to What’s Up Yukon for their promotional support and to Thumbs Up Good Work Theatre, Whitehorse Aboriginal Women’s Circle, and Yukon Film Society for their partnership in sharing Local Presentations during Awaken, as well as additional support towards workshops and events, including production support provided by Yukon Film Society towards the presentations of Miss Carcass Caresse: Soft Waters and Climate Play.

We also express our gratitude to Klondike Institute of Art and Culture for their co-presentation of Awaken Festival events in Dawson City, as well as Full Circle: First Nations Performance / Talking Stick Festival, Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance, Pivot Theatre, and Prismatic Arts Festival for their support of the Awaken Theatre Gathering. We also thank Chieftain Energy, Cultured Fine Cheese, and Tum Tum’s Black Gilt Meats for their contributions towards festival hospitality as well as Playwrights Canada Press for hosting a book table at select final weekend events. We also wish to extend a special thank you to the Yukon Native Language Centre under the Council of Yukon First Nations for their support of a presentation taking place as part of the in-person Cultural Presentations day and to Yukon Words Society as an Affiliated Event partner.

If you would like to support the Awaken Festival and Gwaandak Theatre through sponsorship, please check out our Sponsorship Opportunities package. Want to arrange a time to meet and discuss the possibilities? Please send an email to Colin Wolf, our Executive & Artistic Director, at colin@gwaandaktheatre.ca - we would love to hear from you!