Wapos Bay

Wapos Bay is a stop motion animated family 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 Inuk.^[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, Zhu-Zhu Pets: Quest for Zhu and Heartcatch Pretty Cure The Movie: Fashion Show in Paris!! ^[7] The first two seasons of Wapos Bay were coproduced with the National Film Board of Canada.^[8]

Lore

• in "Patients" Devon refers to a "Waposogo" lake monster, a reference to the Ogopogo.

Episodes

• Years require clarification for seasons 1-3
• The 2009 episodes are considered season 4.
• The 2010 episodes are considered season 5.

1. There's No 'I' in Hockey debuted 6 January 2005
2. Journey Through Fear debuted 9 October 2006
3. They Dance at Night debuted ?
4. Something to Remember debuted 6 November 2006
5. A Time To Learn debuted 16 October 2006
6. The Elements debuted 2005
7. All's Fair debuted ?
8. As the Bannock Browns debuted 20 November 2007
9. Guardians debuted 11 December 2007
10. All Access debuted 11 November 2006
11. As Long as the River Flows debuted 4 December 2007
12. Tricks 'n' Treats debuted 12 February 2008
13. The Hunt debuted 20 November 2007
14. A Mother's Earth debuted 23 December 2008
15. Going for the Gold debuted 18 November 2008
16. Raven Power debuted 25 November 2008
17. Lights, Camera, Action debuted 2 December 2008
18. Dance, Dance debuted 9 December 2008
19. Raiders of the Lost Art debuted 16 December 2008
20. The Hardest Lesson debuted 2009 or 14 June 2010. Jacob reviews security footage in the band office from 12:23 PM 24 June 2009, indicating the episode took place after this period. Jacob also shows a home movie from December 1996 when he was younger and practicing pickup lines for girls. The boys create the website www.JacobNeedsAPartner.com to help find him a wife.
21. Dance Monkey Dance debuted ? 2009
22. Self Improvement debuted 28 October 2009
23. Patients debuted 18 November 2009; Devon becomes ill
24. A Time for Pride debuted 25 November 2009
25. Breakin Too debuted ? 2009
26. It Came from Out There debuted ? 2009
27. Time Management debuted 6 October 2010
28. Making It Right debuted 4 November 2009
    • T-Bear meets Mike Holmes
29. The Ways of the Quiet debuted 13 October 2010
30. The World According to Devon debuted ? 2010 title parodies The World According to Garp
31. Catch the Spirit debuted ? 2010
32. Partic-Inaction debuted ? 2010
    • the town is obese
33. The Wapos Falcon debuted ? 2010
    • a mystery erupts when Raven's craft project goes missing
34. Too Deadly debuted ? 2010
    • Raven dates a pale boy
35. Treasure of the Sierra Metis debuted ? 2010
    • Raven competes against Lynn in a scavenger hunt.
36. Long Goodbyes debuted 23 October 2011
    • This was a 72 minute^[9] film, not a standard 1/2 hour episode of the TV series.

Characters

These are the characters listed:

Children

• T-Bear Morin (born August 24, 1994) is the first male character listed. He 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 11 years old like his cousin and friend.^[10]
• Raven Marasti^[11] (born May 19, 1998) is the younger sister of Talon, cousin of T-Bear, romantic interest of Devon, and primary female character. She is initially 6^[10] and later 7 years old^[12] but old enough to be in grade 3.^[13] She has the same name as her English voice actress.
• Talon Marasti (born August 29, 1994) is the older brother of Raven, cousin of T-Bear and nephew of Jacob.^[14] He is initially 11 years old like T-bear and Devon.^[10]
• Devon Valentine (born February 8, 1994) is an 11 years old boy, enough to be in grade 7. The friend of Talon who has a crush on Raven, 4 years his junior.^[15]
• Amber^[16] (born April 24, 1998) is Raven's 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. She is 11 years old just like Devon.
• Erimas^[16] (born January 1, 1994) a pale boy that is new in town, estimated by Amber to be 4 years older than Raven (like Devon)
• Lynne (born December 7, 1993) an older girl competing against Raven in the scavenger hunt in "Treasure of the Sierra Meti"
  • Janice and Melanie, Lynn's friends named in "Patients" roll call

Adults

• Cyril^[17][18] aka Mushom (English & Cree: Gordon Tootoosis) is the father of Jacob^[19] and grandfather of Talon, Raven and T-Bear
  • • Kohkum (English: Andrea Menard, Cree: Marlene Rabbitskin and Maria Campbell) is the wife of Cyril, mother of Jacob^[19] and grandmother of T-Bear. Not to be confused with Kohkum Marie. Cyril's wife's name is unidentified
• Jacob Morin^[11][20] (born September 25, 1967) is the son of Cyril and Kohkum,^[19] the father of T-Bear^[21] and the uncle of Raven and Talon.^[22] It is unclear whether he is the brother of Sarah or of Talon's father. 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".^[23]
• Sarah Marasti (born July 31, 1970) the mother of Raven and Talon, possibly the sister of Jacob and aunt of T-Bear. Otherwise, Jacob's sister-in-law and wife of T-Bear's uncle.
• Alphonse Marasti (born March 31, 1967) has a moustache and is Raven and Talon's dad. 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 is him not talking, at most mumbling.
• Ancestor (voiced by Melanie Jackson)
• Elue (voiced by Quinn Wilson)
• Pitsi (voiced by Jennifer Prokop)
• Uncle Peter (voiced by Tyrone Tootoosis) the uncle of someone and brother of someone else. Bald with grey moustache.^[19]
• 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) a cop
• Captain Machon (English: Trevor Cameron, Cree: Delvin Kanewiyakiho)
• Hector (English & Cree: Angus Vincent) runs the Wapos Bay Gas Bar
• Horatio (English & Cree: Ross Nykiforuk, sometimes Styles Montreaux)
• Erimas' father: a chef who the kids think is a vampire. He is originally introduced as the Supa-Dupa Cooka in "Partic-inaction"
• Mrs. Valentine (English: DerRic Starlight, Cree: Randy Morin) 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) the boys' teacher at Wapos Bay School.
• Ms. Cooper (English: Melanie Jackson, Cree: Karen Morin) runs the summer camp in "Patients"
• Nurse Pitsi^[24] (English: Jennifer Prokop, Cree: Debbie Thomas)

Outsiders:

• Mike Holmes (voiced in English by himself)
• Dr. Lee Wilson in "Patients" (English: Lee Wilson, Cree: Delvin Kanewiyakiho)
• Lenny Littlehorn aka Iced Latte (English: Jody Peters, Cree: Jack Rayne) appears in "Breakin' Too" a rapper who knows Big Sky
• Mr. Coombs speaks French^[19]

See also

• Guardians Evolution, made by the same animators and sharing many voice actors

References

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. "Wapos Bay: Long Goodbyes". NFB Canada. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
10. "Our Collection: Wapos Bay Series". National Film Board of Canada. 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
11. 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 "The Hardest Lesson" Jacob says "hi nephew" to Talon and Talon replies "hi uncle Jacob".
15. In "Too Deadly", Talon mentions that Raven is 1460 days (4 years) younger than Raven, who had previously been established to be the same number of days younger than a boy assumed to be in grade 7. She is specified as being 7 in "Hardest Lesson".
16. Lizotte, Cam (2010). "Wapos Bay - Too Deadly". ONF Canada. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
17. in "Patients, Lee Wilson says "hi Cyril" causing Mushom to reply "Tansi"
18. the given name of both Mushom and Mr. Marasti are also used in the Holmes episode
19. Morin, Jacob. "It Came From Out There". Wapos Bay. Hi dad, hi mom
20. "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
21. T-Bear says on the radio "my father Jacob Moren" in "The Hardest Lesson"
22. In "The Hardest Lesson" when T-Bear mentions his father raising him alone, Talon comments "that must have been hard on uncle Jacob."
23. The correct spelling is displayed on the web site near the end of "Hardest Lesson".
24. Talon says Pitsi in "Patients"

External links

• Official site
  • Official Twitter
• APTN site for Wapos Bay
• NFB site for Wapos Bay
• Wapos Bay: The Series at the Internet Movie Database