It is aired in the languages of Cree, English, French and Inuktitut.[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 episodeThere'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, ZhuZhu 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]
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[9] 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:
Children
Thomas Bear "T-Bear" Morin is the first character listed of the television series Wapos Bay. 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 10, later 11 years old.[10]
Raven Marasti[11] (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][13] She has the same name as her English voice actress.
Talon Marasti is the older brother of Raven, cousin of T-Bear and nephew of Jacob.[14] He is initially 10–11 years old like T-bear and Devon.[10]
Devon Valentine is a 10 later 11-year-old boy, who is T-Bear and Talon's best friend, and has a crush on Raven.[15]
Amber[16] is Raven's best 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.
Emarus[16] is a pale boy that is new in town, who takes Raven to the dance with him in "Too Deadly". He is estimated by Amber to be 4 years older than Raven (like Devon, T-bear and Talon)
Lynn is an older girl competing against Raven in the scavenger hunt in "Treasure of the Sierra Metis". T-Bear, Talon, and Devon once had a crush on her, but were all unsuccessful at asking her out to the dance.
Melanie Thunderbird is a girl who is a hockey player, and is T-Bear and Talon's new friend in "There's No 'I' in Hockey".
Betty is T-Bear's handicapped cousin, who sits in a wheelchair. She appears in the episode "All Access".
Elue Winlock is a new student in school, a hockey player, and T-Bear's new friend in "All's Fair".
Adults
Cyril "Mushom" Morin[17][18] (January 2, 1944) is the father of Jacob and Sarah[19] and grandfather of Talon, Raven and T-Bear.
Roslie "Kohkum" Morin is the wife of Cyril, mother of Jacob and Sarah,[19] and grandmother of T-Bear, Talon, and Raven. Not to be confused with Kohkum Mary. Cyril's wife's name is revealed in the episode "The Elements".
Jacob Morin[11][20] is the son of Cyril and Kohkum,[19] the father of T-Bear[21] and the uncle of Raven and Talon.[22] 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] (voice: Cree: Lawrence Durocher,[24] Inuktitut: Gary Aipellee,[25] English: Lorne Cardinal[26])
Sarah Marasti is the mother of Raven and Talon, sister of Jacob, aunt of T-Bear, and the wife of Alphonse.
Alphonse Marasti is Raven and Talon's father, and the husband of Sarah. 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.
Jordin Tootoo is a professional hockey player, a doctor, and is welcomed to meet T-Bear's family in "All's Fair".
Guardians Evolution, made by the same animators and sharing many voice actors
References
^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."
^ ab13:25/22:01 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.
^In "The Hardest Lesson" Raven asks "you know I'm seven, right?" to Devon's mother.
^In "Too Deadly" Raven's female friend comments that a boy in grade 7 is 1460 days (4 years) older than her.
^in "The Hardest Lesson" Jacob says "hi nephew" to Talon and Talon replies "hi uncle Jacob".
^In "Too Deadly", Talon mentions that Raven is 1460 days (4 years) younger than him, who had previously been established to be the same number of days younger than a boy assumed to be in grade 5. She is specified as being 7 in "Hardest Lesson".
^in "Patients, Lee Wilson says "hi Cyril" causing Mushom to reply "Tansi"
^the given name of both Mushom and Mr. Marasti are also used in the Holmes episode
^ abcdeMorin, Jacob. "It Came From Out There". Wapos Bay. Hi dad, hi mom
^"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
^T-Bear says on the radio "my father Jacob Moren" in "The Hardest Lesson"
^In "The Hardest Lesson" when T-Bear mentions his father raising him alone, Talon comments "that must have been hard on uncle Jacob."
^The correct spelling is displayed on the web site near the end of "Hardest Lesson".