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Wapos Bay: The Treasure of the Sierra Metis

2010 21 min
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In episode 34 from the Wapos Bay series, Talon, Devon and T-Bear come across a treasure map made by Sierra Metis, the last of the old-time gold miners from Wapos Bay, and embark on a quest to find a lost gold mine. But the machinations of some older girls on a scavenger hunt and a defective metal detector combine to teach the boys a memorable lesson about greed. Wapos Bay is a stop-motion animation series that follows the adventures of 3 kids from a Cree community in northern Saskatchewan.

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In episode 34 from the Wapos Bay series, Talon, Devon and T-Bear come across a treasure map made by Sierra Metis, the last of the old-time gold miners from Wapos Bay, and embark on a quest to find a lost gold mine. But the machinations of some older girls on a scavenger hunt and a defective metal detector combine to teach the boys a memorable lesson about greed.



Wapos Bay is a stop-motion animation series that follows the adventures of 3 kids from a Cree community in northern Saskatchewan.

Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) Children and Youth All subjects
  • music composer
    Ross Nykiforuk
  • editor
    Jennifer Prokop
  • director of photography
    Andrew Forbes
  • producer
    Dennis Jackson
    Melanie Jackson
    Anand Ramayya
    Derek Mazur
  • writer
    Trevor Cameron
  • director
    Trevor Cameron
  • series creator
    Dennis Jackson
    Melanie Jackson
  • cast
    Taylor Cook
    Eric Jackson
    Raven Brass
    DerRic Starlight
    Gordon Tootoosis
    Lorne Cardinal
    Andrea Menard
    Angus Vincent
    Delvin Kanewiyakiho
    Angie Tysseland
  • associate producer
    Kelly Balon
  • production manager
    Shelly Bowes
  • first assistant director trainee
    Trevor Cameron
  • second assistant director trainee
    Meghan Ruedger
  • story editor
    Dennis Jackson
  • production consultant
    Natasha Abrahams
    Torin Stefanson
  • animation supervisor
    Cam Lizotte
  • lead animator
    Chris Cherepacha
    Andrew Doll
    Diana Gossner
  • animator
    Nathaniel Caslor
    Lisa Lorenzo
    Carll Machiskinic
    Shane Molloy
    Bentley Poochay
    Amber Rees
    Joel Vanderzwan
    Carolyn Ward
  • additional animator
    Stacy Kulyk
    Devon Loiselle
  • art director
    Zane Knisely
    Stacia Verigin
  • costume design
    Amalie Atkins
  • wardrobe
    Amalie Atkins
  • costume assistant
    Allison Brandt Malinski
  • set construction
    Clayton Malinski
  • scenery construction
    Clayton Malinski
  • set dresser
    Nathen Wahl
  • sculptor
    Bentley Poochay
    Amber Rees
  • mold maker
    Frances James
  • armatures
    Jordan Yaworski
  • armatures assistant
    Lisa Lorenzo
  • graphics
    Nathen Wahl
  • puppet fabricator
    Diana Gossner
    Christie Kurtz
    Kaitlyn Roberts
    Christi Tuck
  • camera trainee
    Ryan Lalonde
  • gaffer
    Craig Olson
  • key grip
    Ryan Lalonde
  • storyboard supervisor
    Cam Lizotte
  • storyboard artist
    Gilbert Baldhead
    Andrew Doll
    Devon Loiselle
    Justin Scales
  • storyboard scanner
    Christie Kurtz
  • IT support
    John Thronberg
  • post-production supervisor
    John Thronberg
  • online editor
    Denis Gathelier
    Françoise Laprise
  • assistant editor
    Trevor Anderson
  • file processing
    Christie Kurtz
    Nick Nostbakken
  • post-production assistant
    Christie Kurtz
    Nick Nostbakken
  • visual effects supervisor
    Andrew Doll
  • visual effects
    Bryan MacCallum
  • additional visual effects
    Trevor Anderson
    Dimitrios Jimmy Kounios
    John Thronberg
  • additional post production
    Java Post Productions
  • special effects
    Glenn Ens
  • dialogue editor
    Glenn Ens
  • audio post supervisor
    Ross Nykiforuk
  • foley artist
    Randy Woods
  • musician
    Ross Nykiforuk
    Randy Woods
  • re-recording mixing
    Glennross Studios
  • business affairs
    Linda Nemeth
  • production co-ordinator
    Wendy Bowes
  • production accountant mentor
    Phil Doerksen
  • production accountant trainee
    Janice Whiskeyjack
  • production assistant
    Aaron Jackson
  • production team
    Scott Collins
    Michael Fukushima
    Gisèle Guilbault
    Steve Hallé
    Julie Laperrière
    Maral Mohammadian
    Rolande Petit
  • production insurance
    Multimedia Risk Inc.
  • accounting services
    Annette Wionzek
  • legal services
    Patricia Warsaba

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