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"Wapos Bay: A Time to Learn"

"Wapos Bay: A Time to Learn"Wapos Bay: A Time to Learn
(2006, 24 min.) CANADA
Director: Dennis Jackson (Cree)
Producers: Dennis Jackson, Melanie Jackson, Anand Ramayya, Derek Mazur
Produced by: Wapos Bay Productions and the National Film Board of Canada

Wapos Bay is a light-hearted stop-motion animation series that features the adventures of three Cree children who live in remote northern Saskatchewan. In this episode, missing sled dogs and a pile of homework are just a few of the things Talon has to deal with before going out on the trapline with his father.

Image credit: Wapos Bay: A Time to Learn - courtesy of Wapos Bay Productions and the National Film Board of Canada; Wapos Bay: A Time to Learn - courtesy of Wapos Bay Productions and the National Film Board of Canada

Dennis Jackson

Melanie Jackson

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