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Wapos Bay is a stop motion animated family drama comedy television series that follows the adventures of three (or four [1] ) children (Raven, her brother Talon, their cousin T-Bear and friend Devon) as they explore their remote Cree community in northern Saskatchewan [2] It is aired across Canada by the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (as part of APTN Kids) and in the United States on the First Nations Experience Network (FNX).

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It is aired in the languages of Cree, English, French and Inuktitut. [3]

The series was created by Dennis and Melanie Jackson of Saskatoon, and is a humorous look at aboriginal life featuring positive role models for children. [4] The producers have been able to procure the help of people including Jordin Tootoo, Lee Majors and Mike Holmes to supply voices to their own characters (or in Lee Majors' case, a character based on Steve Austin, his character from The Six Million Dollar Man ).

The pilot episode There's No "I" In Hockey received the Canada Award for best Canadian multicultural program as well as a Golden Sheaf Award for best children's production. [5] In 2012, the film Wapos Bay: Long Goodbyes was nominated for the 2012 Kidscreen Award for Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie [6] and end up winning against its other nominees, ZhuZhu Pets: Quest for Zhu and Heartcatch Pretty Cure The Movie: Fashion Show in Paris!! [7] The first two seasons of Wapos Bay were coproduced with the National Film Board of Canada. [8]

List of episodes

  1. There's No 'I' in Hockey debuted May 15, 2005
  2. Journey Through Fear debuted October 9, 2006
  3. They Dance at Night debuted 2007
  4. Something to Remember debuted 6 November 2006
  5. A Time To Learn debuted 16 October 2006
  6. The Elements debuted October 16, 2006
  7. All's Fair debuted 2007
  8. As the Bannock Browns debuted 20 November 2007
  9. Guardians debuted 11 December 2007
  10. All Access debuted 11 November 2006
  11. As Long as the River Flows debuted 4 December 2007
  12. Tricks 'n' Treats debuted 12 February 2008
  13. The Hunt debuted 20 November 2007
  14. A Mother's Earth debuted 23 December 2008
  15. Going for the Gold debuted 18 November 2008
  16. Raven Power debuted 25 November 2008
  17. Lights, Camera, Action debuted 2 December 2008
  18. Dance, Dance debuted 9 December 2008
  19. Raiders of the Lost Art debuted 16 December 2008
  20. The Hardest Lesson debuted 2009 or 14 June 2010
  21. Dance Monkey Dance debuted ? 2009
  22. Self Improvement debuted 28 October 2009
  23. Patients debuted 18 November 2009
  24. A Time for Pride debuted 25 November 2009
  25. Breakin' Too debuted ? 2009
  26. It Came from Out There debuted ? 2009
  27. Time Management debuted 6 October 2010
  28. The Ways of the Quiet debuted 13 October 2010
  29. The World According to Devon debuted ? 2010
  30. Catch the Spirit debuted ? 2010
  31. Partic-Inaction debuted ? 2010
  32. The Wapos Falcon debuted ? 2010
  33. Too Deadly debuted ? 2010
  34. Treasure of the Sierra Metis debuted ? 2010
  35. Long Goodbyes debuted 23 October 2011
    • This was a 72 minute [9] film, not a standard 1/2 hour episode of the TV series.

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Characters

These are the characters listed:

Children

Adults

Outsiders

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References

  1. Twitter: "Wapos Bay is a stop motion animated tv series on APTN and SCN following the adventures and misadventures of 4 Cree children in a remote northern community."
  2. Cameron, Trevor (2010). "Wapos Bay: The Treasure of the Sierra Metis". NFB Canada. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  3. "Wapos Bay". APTN. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  4. Life is good in Wapos Bay
  5. "Wapos Bay: There's No "I" in Hockey". NFB Collection. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  6. "2012 Kidscreen Awards nominees announced". Kidscreen.
  7. "And the 2012 Kidscreen Awards Go to..." Kidscreen.
  8. "Wapos Bay Series Kit". NFB Collection. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  9. "Wapos Bay: Long Goodbyes". NFB Canada. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  10. 1 2 3 "Our Collection: Wapos Bay Series". National Film Board of Canada. 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  11. 1 2 13:25/22:01 of "Partic-Inaction" Raven and her uncle speak on Wapos Bay Aboriginal Radio: "Ladies and Gentlemen of Wapos Bay, this is Jacob Morin, band counselor. I'm here with my niece, Raven Marasti. We're here to talk about healthier choices.
  12. In "The Hardest Lesson" Raven asks "you know I'm seven, right?" to Devon's mother.
  13. In "Too Deadly" Raven's female friend comments that a boy in grade 7 is 1460 days (4 years) older than her.
  14. in "The Hardest Lesson" Jacob says "hi nephew" to Talon and Talon replies "hi uncle Jacob".
  15. In "Too Deadly", Talon mentions that Raven is 1460 days (4 years) younger than him, who had previously been established to be the same number of days younger than a boy assumed to be in grade 5. She is specified as being 7 in "Hardest Lesson".
  16. 1 2 Lizotte, Cam (2010). "Wapos Bay - Too Deadly". ONF Canada. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  17. in "Patients, Lee Wilson says "hi Cyril" causing Mushom to reply "Tansi"
  18. the given name of both Mushom and Mr. Marasti are also used in the Holmes episode
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 Morin, Jacob. "It Came From Out There". Wapos Bay. Hi dad, hi mom
  20. "Time Management". Wapos Bay. 11 minutes in. Target Acquired: Jacob Morin. Height: 5'9 Weight: 110lbs Eye Color: Brown Likes: Slow walks along the beach Dislikes: Break up of the Bee Gees
  21. T-Bear says on the radio "my father Jacob Moren" in "The Hardest Lesson"
  22. In "The Hardest Lesson" when T-Bear mentions his father raising him alone, Talon comments "that must have been hard on uncle Jacob."
  23. The correct spelling is displayed on the web site near the end of "Hardest Lesson".
  24. Lawrence Durocher on IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1096403/
  25. Credits screen for Inuktitut language of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLGps2yMbfQ&t=1378
  26. Lorne Cardina on IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0136482/
  27. Talon says Pitsi in "Patients"