Wapos Bay : They Dance at Night

Jackson, Dennis, (film producer.). Jackson, Melanie, (film producer.). Ramayya, Anand, (film producer.). Mazur, Derek, (film producer.). Jackson, Dennis, (film director.). Mazur, Derek, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.). Wapos Bay Productions Inc. (Saskatoon), (film producer.).

Summary: 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.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (24 min., 00 sec.) : sound
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2016.
Copyright: ©2006

Content descriptions

General Note:	Aboriginal filmmaker. Agency - English program:.Prairie Centre. Agency:.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.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Available to CAMPUS subscribers only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Writer, Trevor Cameron, Jordan Wheeler ; editor, Jennifer Prokop ; music composer, Ross Nykiforuk ; director of photography, Paul Suderman ; producer, Dennis Jackson, Melanie Jackson, Anand Ramayya, Derek Mazur ; director, Dennis Jackson ; executive producer, Derek Mazur ; story editor, Dennis Jackson, Jordan Wheeler ; animation supervisor, Cam Lizotte ; stop motion animator, Gilbert Baldhead, Andrew Doll, Diana Gossner, Carll Machiskinic, Kelly Morrison, Bentley Poochay, Amber Rees-Yaworski, Jordan Yaworski ; character design, Carll Machiskinic, Bentley Poochay ; production designer, Gloria Stefanson ; set decoration, Jean-Marie Michaud ; costume designer, Joan Sinclair ; costumes, Gloria Stefanson, Amy Stefanson ; foley, Daryl Pierce, Randy Woods ; sound effects, Daryl Pierce, Randy Woods ; re-recording mixer, Evan Rust.
Participant or Performer Note:	Voice, Gordon Tootoosis, Andrea Menard, Eric Jackson, Taylor Cook, Raven Brass, Lorne Cardinal, Trevor Cameron, Tyrone Tootoosis, DerRic Starlight, Melanie Jackson, Randy Woods, Jennifer Prokop.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 2006.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2021-06-04).