Wapos Bay: Journey Through Fear (Cree Version)
In episode 2 from the Wapos Bay series, Aboriginal Day festivities are getting underway, but there's even more cause for excitement in Wapos Bay. T-Bear unexpectedly spends the night in the fire tower after he climbs up and is too afraid to come down. Jacob goes up to get his son and realizes he's scared too. In an amusing twist, the story is reported as a political protest on TV. Meanwhile, Raven doesn't want to go fishing with her mother, Sarah, because she's frightened of the river. Sarah helps her daughter feel at ease in open water, one step at …
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Wapos Bay is a Gemini Award-winning stop-motion animation series that follows the adventures of 3 kids from a Cree community in northern Saskatchewan.
This episode from the Wapos Bay series teaches about stereotypes, fears, overcoming fear, peer pressure, cultural traditions and values, and life in the remote North. There are many entry points for further inquiry, discussion, research and projects. What role does mass media have in perpetuating negative views of Indigenous people? What stereotypes continue to exist about Indigenous people and what actions can be taken to dismantle negative assumptions and stereotypes? What is fear and how does it affect the body? What is the environment and everyday life like in northern communities in the summer? How does peer pressure influence health and well-being and what are some ways to prevent peer pressure?
