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Wapos Bay: They Dance at Night (Cree Version)
200624 minFilm: Animation, Children's film, Fiction
Produced by Wapos Bay Productions Inc. in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund created by the Government of Canada and the Canadian cable industry, the Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit and the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, and in association with Aboriginal Peoples Television Network.
There's a strange odour in town, the sled dogs are howling and the northern lights have disappeared. What's going on in Wapos Bay?
In Wapos Bay: They Dance at Night Talon, Raven and T-Bear learn what can happen when they forget to respect tradition.
Raven can't resist whistling at the glimmering northern lights even though she's been warned not to. And T-Bear breaks with an age-old ritual by neglecting to offer tobacco ties before picking sweet grass for the elders.
All three children discover that their careless behaviour may be the source of the community's recent small misfortunes. With help from Mushom and a wise elder, they take part in a traditional ceremony that puts things right.
Wapos Bay is a light-hearted stop-motion animation series about the adventures of three Cree children living in remote northern Saskatchewan. Guided by elders, extended family and their own insatiable curiosity, T-Bear, Talon and Raven learn how to balance traditional ways with newer ones. Dennis and Melanie Jackson created this charming award-winning series.
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- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > ChildrenLifestylesReserves
- Children and Youth > Children's StoriesIndigenous Youth
- Ethics and Religious Culture > Ethical Values
- Indigenous Studies > Identity/SocietyIssues and Contemporary Challenges