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 Pretty Cure The Movie: Fashion Show in Paris!! The first two seasons of Wapos Bay were coproduced with the National Film Board of Canada.
List of episodes
There's No 'I' in Hockey debuted May 15, 2005
Journey Through Fear debuted October 9, 2006
They Dance at Night debuted 2007
Something to Remember debuted 6 November 2006
A Time To Learn debuted 16 October 2006
The Elements debuted October 16, 2006
All's Fair debuted 2007
As the Bannock Browns debuted 20 November 2007
Guardians debuted 11 December 2007
All Access debuted 11 November 2006
As Long as the River Flows debuted 4 December 2007
Tricks 'n' Treats debuted 12 February 2008
The Hunt debuted 20 November 2007
A Mother's Earth debuted 23 December 2008
Going for the Gold debuted 18 November 2008
Raven Power debuted 25 November 2008
Lights, Camera, Action debuted 2 December 2008
Dance, Dance debuted 9 December 2008
Raiders of the Lost Art debuted 16 December 2008
The Hardest Lesson debuted 2009 or 14 June 2010
Dance Monkey Dance debuted ? 2009
Self Improvement debuted 28 October 2009
Patients debuted 18 November 2009
A Time for Pride debuted 25 November 2009
Breakin' Too debuted ? 2009
It Came from Out There debuted ? 2009
Time Management debuted 6 October 2010
The Ways of the Quiet debuted 13 October 2010
The World According to Devon debuted ? 2010
Catch the Spirit debuted ? 2010
Partic-Inaction debuted ? 2010
The Wapos Falcon debuted ? 2010
Too Deadly debuted ? 2010
Treasure of the Sierra Metis debuted ? 2010
Long Goodbyes debuted 23 October 2011
This was a 72 minute film, not a standard 1/2 hour episode of the TV series.
Notes
In "Patients", Devon refers to a "Waposogo" lake monster, a reference to the Ogopogo.
Characters
These are the characters listed: