Summer: Tales of Wesakechak: How Wesakechak Got His Name - Wolf Tale: Legend of the Caribou

200223 min 30 secFilm: Animation, Children's film

Production: Gerri CookAva KarvonenGregory CoyesGeorge JohnsonAlbert KarvonenPirkko KarvonenPati Olson

Script: Gerri Cook

Produced by Storytellers Productions Inc. in association with the National Film Board of Canada.

This title is an acquisition.

Tales of Wesakechak: How Wesakechak Got His Name - Wesakechak hates his name and because he is unhappy he makes fun of other animals. He asks the Creator to give everyone new names so he can receive a better one. Instead he is made teacher of the First People. The Creator tells him that it's not the name that is important but what he does with it.

Wolf Tale: Legend of the Caribou - Even the smallest of creatures can be very powerful. A long time ago a population of the Deer Clan known as Caribou became so large that they threatened the survival of everything around them. When they refused to move, the Creator sent swarms of biting insects to drive them away.

Subject categories

  • Literature and Language - Canada > Children's MaterialsIndigenous Traditional Stories
  • Religion, Beliefs and Ethics > Indigenous Spirituality
  • Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) > Traditional stories

Credits

producer
Gerri Cook
Ava Karvonen
Gregory Coyes
George Johnson
voice
Tantoo Cardinal
Gordon Tootoosis
Johnny Waniandy
Leisha Worthing
Darlene Olson
Helen Callahasen
Darrell Gerrits
Bill Chalifoux
Ted Ross
Ley Anne LaRocque
Niesa Lazaruk
Brett Tourangeau
Kolton Lazaruk
associate producer
Tantoo Cardinal
executive producer
Albert Karvonen
Pirkko Karvonen
Pati Olson
music composer
Becker & Phillips
creative consultant
Tantoo Cardinal
Johnny Waniandy
George Johnson
Carol Geddes
Chris Fisher
cultural consultant
Tantoo Cardinal
Johnny Waniandy
George Johnson
Carol Geddes
Chris Fisher
Cree language consultant
Johnny Waniandy
character design
Norval Morrisseau
adaptation for television
Gregory Coyes
voice director
Gregory Coyes
Tantoo Cardinal
2D animation
Bardel Entertainment Inc.
2D animation producer
Cathy Schoch
animation line-producer
Robert Watts
Colin Curwen
Terence Leung
Nicholas Acs
animation director
Ron Crown
Chris Johnston
assistant animation director
Tai Keattivanichvily
storyboard consultant
Ian Freedman
storyboard
Tai Keattivanichvily
Chris Johnston
Kevin Chu
animator
Barrett Chapman
Bong Macarayan
Damien Labonte
Logan McNeil
Marie Wyatt
Daniel Sicolo
Tai Keattivanichvily
scan & trace supervisor
Daniel Sicolo
after effects operator
Scott Kiborn
3D backgrounds
Bioware Animation Ltd.
3D space opening/closing
Bioware Animation Ltd.
post-production
Mindmill Studios
White Iron Digital Studios
Visionworks
writer
Gerri Cook
3D animation
Aureny A Entertainment Group
assistant director
Kevin Chu
modelling
Eric Tang
Vincent Yan
Reece Mills
animation
Chris Johnston
Reece Mills
Caleb Hystad
Graeme Revell
Julio Alas
Chris Lesage
art director
Chris Johnston
Kevin Chu
environments
Reece Mills
Vincent Yan
Jackson Gee
technical director
Michael Goldfarb
Vincent Yan
Eric Tang
Ron Miller
animation compositing
Michael Goldfarb
production manager
Terence Leung
fur texture artist
Vincent Yan
Michael Goldfarb
environment texture artist
Jackson Gee
storyreel
Caleb Hystad
3D composite
White Iron Digital Studios
Visionworks
voice casting
Geraldine Carr
casting assistant
Colleen Mellott
post-production sound
Wolf Willow Sound
re-recording mixer
John Blerot
Ian Armstrong
sound editor
John Blerot
Mike Saunders
foley
John Blerot
Mike Saunders
picture editor
Andrew Manske
title design
Kim Clegg
publicity
Reel Girls Media Inc.
production stills
Dan Powers
David Cooper
project manager
Pati Olson
accountant
Pati Olson
bookkeeper
Anita Rolston
production coordinator intern
Ley Anne LaRocque
auditor
Donna Weis
post-production facilities
Karvonen Films Ltd.
Studio Post
stock footage
Karvonen Films Ltd.
Bob Landis
interim financing
Albert Karvonen
Pirkko Karvonen
Beaumont Credit Union
legal
Linda Callaghan
Robert Neufeld
William Page