Underplayed Gems

Wapos Bay: The Series (2005)

Wapos Bay: The Series poster
Original title
Wapos Bay
Country
Canada
Length
5 seasons, 34 episodes
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This animated series follows three Cree children in a remote Saskatchewan community as they go on adventures, learn about their culture, and solve everyday problems. It offers a funny look at modern Indigenous life with positive lessons for kids.

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What happens

Wapos Bay is a stop motion animated family drama comedy television series that follows the adventures of three (or four) children (Raven, her brother Talon, their cousin T-Bear and friend Devon) as they explore their remote Cree community in northern Saskatchewan 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. 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. 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. In 2012, the film Wapos Bay: Long Goodbyes was nominated for the 2012 Kidscreen Award for Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie and end up winning against its other nominees, ZhuZhu Pets: Quest for Zhu and HeartCatch PreCure! The Movie: Fashion Show in Paris!! The first two seasons of Wapos Bay were coproduced with the National Film Board of Canada. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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