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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).

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 PreCure! 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

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Episode Number Episode Name Plot Summary Premiere Date
1 There's No 'I' In Hockey Talon and T-Bear compete for the affections of a girl who plays for an opposing hockey team. In other events, Raven helps her grandmother prepare for a bannock competition. May 14, 2005
2 Journey Through Fear T-Bear climbs up the fire tower, then is too afraid to climb down; Raven doesn't want to go fishing because the river frightens her. October 8, 2006
3 They Dance at Night Raven's and T-Bear's disrespectful behavior towards the northern lights may be the cause of the community's string of misfortunes, which include a strange odor, howling sled dogs and the disappearance of the northern lights. January 5, 2005
4 Something to Remember T-Bear reluctantly volunteers to give a speech for Remembrance Day, but is surprised to learn who in his own family is a veteran. Raven tries to do something nice for a departing teacher. November 5, 2006
5 A Time to Learn Talon has to complete school work before leaving with his dad on a trapping expedition; the dogs escape after T-Bear fails to tie them up properly. October 15, 2006
6 The Elements Mushom and the kids spend time in a remote cultural camp. Will T-Bear's carelessness doom the venture? January 5, 2005
7 All's Fair T-Bear competes against a new kid, Elue, for best athlete in Wapos Bay. Elsewhere, Talon is impressed by a visiting star hockey player. January 5, 2005
8 As the Bannock Browns Raven gets the chicken pox the same week as the carnival. Meanwhile T-Bear is smitten by the carnival owner's daughter, Evelyn, and does all he can to help out while his father, Jacob, tries everything to keep his son away. November 20, 2007
9 Guardians T-Bear, Talon, Jacob and Mushom learn a lesson about greed when they capture what appears to be video footage of a Bigfoot around Wapos Bay, while Raven learns the importance of sharing during their annual berry picking chores. December 11, 2007
10 All Access Betty, T-Bear's cousin who is in a wheelchair, comes to visit Wapos Bay during the talent show and T-Bear becomes withdrawn in her presence, as he is afraid of accidentially injuring her due to her brittle bone disease. November 11, 2006
11 As Long as the River Flows T-Bear becomes a hero when he raises money for elder programs, which Talon suggested; Talon soon gets jealous as T-Bear gets all the attention without mentioning him. December 4, 2007
12 Tricks 'n' Treats Raven has more fun than she expected on Halloween, as the elders of the community tell the children the scary story of the woman of the woods. February 12, 2008
13 The Hunt The town celebrates Kohkum Mary's award nomination; the gang, under Mushom, must hunt a moose; T-Bear helps an elder, Old Man Gabriel, who accidentally injures a mother moose. November 20, 2007
14 A Mother's Earth For school, Raven must write a report on her cultural identity, while the boys prepare to enter the sweat lodge. December 23, 2008
15 Going for the Gold A talking dog comes to Talon in a dream, urging him to go for gold in golf at the Indigenous Games. Uncle Jacob trains him and might help Talon win but at what cost to his relationship with his son, T-Bear? November 18, 2008
16 Raven Power Raven rallies to get the town to appreciate the women, who are often neglected. The women go on a week-long retreat, and the boys begin to struggle without them. November 25, 2008
17 Lights, Camera, Action The boys make a movie for a school project to honor Treaty Day, assisted by visiting film star Adam Beach. But Talon and T-Bear have very different ideas about what the movie should be like. December 2, 2008
18 Dance, Dance T-Bear struggles with making an important decision about his extracurricular activities. He wants to learn Metis dancing, but Jacob wants him to become a star wrestler. Elsewhere, Talon and Raven worry about their mother potentially being pregnant when she seems too busy to take them to their activities. In the end, it is revealed one of their dogs was having her first litter of puppies. December 9, 2008
19 Raiders of the Lost Art The boys are inspired after finding ancient rock paintings, deciding to catch modern artists who vandalise the town with graffiti; Raven must choose between her friends and family for her birthday celebrations. December 16, 2008
20 The Hardest Lesson The boys try to find Jacob a new wife, while Devon's mother convinces Raven that she needs to wear make-up. June 14, 2010
21 Dance, Monkey, Dance Talon and T-Bear both ask the same girl to their class dance, but when it's cancelled, they create their own; Jacob worries he's addicted to T-Bear's new video game. October 28, 2009
22 Self Improvement T-Bear enlists the help of Mike Holmes to rally support for the conditions of native homes in disrepair; Talon struggles with balancing his homework with chores and play. April 17, 2012
23 Patients A visiting scientist, Dr. Lee Wilson, comes to Wapos Bay to inspect the quality of their water. However, Talon and T-Bear contract swimmer's itch after swimming, and Devon contracts giardiasis ("beaver fever") from consuming the water. Elsewhere, Raven befriends Amber, a girl at day camp who is bullied due to a secret: she has type 1 diabetes. November 18, 2009
24 A Time for Pride Jacob and Big Chief Sky take the boys on a not-so-exciting tour of the town's `hot spots', which inspires the boys (and Jacob) to hold an event to drum up community pride. Meanwhile, Raven struggles when she finds herself pressured by Amber to ask her parents for money, all so she can impress her friends. November 25, 2009
25 Breakin' Too Rapper Iced Latte comes to town for a concert. But the local parents begin to not enjoy the influence his music has on the children. Meanwhile T-Bear wins two tickets and has to decide who to give the other to. December 2, 2009
26 It Came From Out There Mysterious lights shine in the middle of the night, and an area of the town becomes fenced off. Wapos Bay townsfolk start acting weird, and the boys fear the whole town has been brainwashed by aliens. December 9, 2009
27 Time Management T-Bear, Talon and Devon travel to the future and the past with David Suzuki, in order to save the Earth from environmental disaster. October 6, 2010
28 The Ways of the Quiet Wapos Bay has a bear problem that only a bear whisperer can handle. Talon, T-Bear and Devon learn about self-esteem and teamwork to win the summer youth fair triathlon. October 13, 2010
29 The World According to Devon Devon tells his version of the ancient history of Wapos Bay, involving the first white trader to the area and what it takes for the boys to become men. October 20, 2010
30 Catch the Spirit The boys are forced to go to summer camp by their parents, where they fall victim to the pranks of the boys from the rival Brown Toe reserve. The adults are taught an important lesson. October 27, 2010
31 Partic-inaction Raven and Jacob make it their mission to slim down their people; due to a plane malfunction, Talon, T-Bear, Devon and Kohkum Mary become stranded on an island. November 3, 2010
32 Too Deadly Raven and Amber become obsessed with a movie about vampires. A mysterious boy shows up in Wapos Bay. He attracts Raven's attention and Devon's jealousy. Devon recruits the boys to keep Raven from potentially becoming a vampire. November 17, 2010
33 Treasure of the Sierra Metis The boys come across a treasure map made by Sierra Metis, the last of the old-time goldminers from Wapos Bay. Together they embark on a scavenger hunt to find a lost goldmine. November 24, 2010

*In addition to the episodes, a 72 minute film was released on October 22, 2011.

  • "Long Goodbyes"- In this 72 minute film, Talon and Raven learn that their dad, Alphonse, has taken a job in the big city and their family will have to move away from Wapos Bay, their Cree community in Northern Saskatchewan.

Characters

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These are the characters listed:

Children

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  • Thomas Bear "T-Bear" Morin is the son of Jacob and the cousin of Raven and Talon. His mother died when he was a baby and his father raised him alone. He is initially 10, later 11 years old.[9] Voiced by Taylor Cook.
  • Talon Marasti is the older brother of Raven, cousin of T-Bear and nephew of Jacob.[10] He is initially 10 years old like T-bear and Devon.[9] Voiced by Eric Jackson.
  • Raven Marasti[11] is the younger sister of Talon, cousin of T-Bear, romantic interest of Devon, and primary female character. She is initially 6[9] and later 7 years old[12][13] She has the same name as her English voice actress. Voiced by Raven Brass.
  • Devon Valentine is a 10 later 11-year-old boy, who is T-Bear and Talon's best friend, and has a crush on Raven.[14]
  • Amber[15] is Raven's best friend who she talks to about her romantic life in "Too Deadly". She is also a focus in "Patients" when she is late for camp, when it is revealed that she has type 1 diabetes (referred to as 'juvenile diabetes' in the program).[16]
  • Lynn is an older girl competing against Raven in the scavenger hunt in "Treasure of the Sierra Metis". T-Bear, Talon, and Devon once had a crush on her, but were all unsuccessful at asking her out to the dance.
  • Emarus[15] is a pale boy that is new in town, who takes Raven to the dance with him in "Too Deadly". He is estimated by Amber to be 4 years older than Raven (like Devon, T-bear and Talon)
  • Melanie Thunderbird is a girl who is a hockey player, and is T-Bear and Talon's new friend in "There's No 'I' in Hockey".
  • Betty is T-Bear's cousin, who uses wheelchair due to osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease).[17] She appears one time in the episode "All Access".
  • Elue Winlock is a new student in school from Nunavut, a hockey player, and T-Bear's new friend in "All's Fair".

Adults

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  • Cyril "Mushom" Morin[18][19] is the father of Jacob and Sarah[20] and grandfather of Talon, Raven and T-Bear. Voiced by Gordon Tootoosis.
  • Roslie "Kohkum" Morin is the wife of Cyril, mother of Jacob and Sarah,[20] and grandmother of T-Bear, Talon, and Raven. Her name is revealed in the episode "The Elements". Voiced by Andrea Menard.
  • Jacob Morin[11][21] is the son of Cyril and Kohkum,[20] the father of T-Bear[22] and the uncle of Raven and Talon.[23] He works in the Wapos Bay First Nation BAND OFFICE. He wears a pink sweater annually for Breast Cancer Awareness Week and also when The Village People broke up. He has the same surname as Raven's Cree voice actress and Devon's Cree voice actor. Closed captions for the show have mistakenly spelled his surname "Moren".[24] Voiced by Lorne Cardinal (English Edition)[25] (voice: Cree: Lawrence Durocher,[26] Inuktitut: Gary Aipellee,[27])
  • Sarah Marasti is the mother of Raven and Talon, sister of Jacob, aunt of T-Bear, and the wife of Alphonse. Voiced by Andrea Menard.
  • Alphonse Marasti is Raven and Talon's father, and the husband of Sarah. His name is revealed in the Mike Holmes episode and the one where Raven sneaks cereal into her mom's shopping cart without permission. He is not credited with a voice actor since a running gag of the series is him not talking, at most mumbling.
  • Jordin Tootoo is a professional hockey player, a doctor, and is welcomed to meet T-Bear's family in "All's Fair".
  • Ancestor (voiced by Melanie Jackson)
  • Elue (voiced by Quinn Wilson)
  • Pitsi (voiced by Jennifer Prokop)
  • Uncle Peter (voiced by Tyrone Tootoosis) is the uncle of Talon, Raven, and T-Bear.
  • Aunt Anne (voiced by DeRic Starlight) is the is the aunt of Talon, Raven, and T-Bear and the wife of Uncle Peter.
  • Kohkum Mary (English: Trevor Cameron, Cree: Carol Morin)
  • Principal Steele (English: Jody Peters, Cree: Jack Rayne)
  • Chief Big Sky (English & Cree: Joseph Naytowhow)
  • Officer Musqua (voiced by Delvin Kanewiyakiho or Delvin Kennedy) is a cop.
  • Captain Machon (English: Trevor Cameron, Cree: Delvin Kanewiyakiho) is a pilot who brings supplies into Wapos Bay in the episode "Partic-inaction"
  • Hector (English & Cree: Angus Vincent) runs the Wapos Bay Gas Bar.
  • Horatio (English & Cree: Ross Nykiforuk, sometimes Styles Montreaux)
  • Emarus' father is a chef who the kids think is a vampire.
  • Mrs. Valentine (English: DerRic Starlight, Cree: Randy Morin) is Devon's mom, the Mary Kate cosmetics salesperson.
  • Ron McCrane (parody of Ron MacLean, English: Devon Brass/Marvin Brass, Cree: Randy Morin)
  • Don Redcherry (parody of Don Cherry, English: DerRic Starlight, Cree: Jack Rayne) hosts the local radio network with Ron.
  • Mr. Darian (English: Jody Peters, Cree: Jackie Keenatch) is the boys' teacher at Wapos Bay School.
  • Ms. Cooper (English: Melanie Jackson, Cree: Karen Morin) runs the summer camp in "Patients".
  • Nurse Pitsi[28] (English: Jennifer Prokop, Cree: Debbie Thomas)

Outsiders

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See also

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References

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  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. ^ a b c "Our Collection: Wapos Bay Series". National Film Board of Canada. 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  10. ^ in "The Hardest Lesson" Jacob says "hi nephew" to Talon and Talon replies "hi uncle Jacob".
  11. ^ a b 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 "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".
  15. ^ a b Lizotte, Cam (2010). "Wapos Bay - Too Deadly". ONF Canada. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  16. ^ In the episode, "Patients", at the end of the episode, Amber tells Raven "I have Juvenile Diabetes".
  17. ^ In the episode, "All Access", Mushom tells his grandchildren about Betty and asks, "Have you kids heard of osteogenesis imperfecta, its called 'Brittle Bone Disease'"
  18. ^ in "Patients, Lee Wilson says "hi Cyril" causing Mushom to reply "Tansi"
  19. ^ the given name of both Mushom and Mr. Marasti are also used in the Holmes episode
  20. ^ a b c d Morin, Jacob. "It Came From Out There". Wapos Bay. Hi dad, hi mom
  21. ^ "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
  22. ^ T-Bear says on the radio "my father Jacob Moren" in "The Hardest Lesson"
  23. ^ In "The Hardest Lesson" when T-Bear mentions his father raising him alone, Talon comments "that must have been hard on uncle Jacob."
  24. ^ The correct spelling is displayed on the web site near the end of "Hardest Lesson".
  25. ^ Lorne Cardina on IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0136482/
  26. ^ Lawrence Durocher on IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1096403/
  27. ^ Credits screen for Inuktitut language of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLGps2yMbfQ&t=1378
  28. ^ Talon says Pitsi in "Patients"
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