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Clips show an 11-year-old boy with long brown hair in a braid riding a bike on a bike park and trekking in the woods.

The narrator says SAY HELLO TO WIINGASHK.
HE'S AN UNDERWATER EXPLORER.
HE'S GOT THE MOVES ON HIS BIKE.
HE KNOWS WHERE ALL
THE ANIMALS LIVE.

An adult shows him a picture on a laptop and he says OH.
IS THAT A MOOSE?

The narrator says AND HE'S A STAR
DANCER AT THE CELEBRATION.

A clip shows Wiingashk dancing in full regalia at a celebration.

The narrator says READY TO MEET WIINGASHK?
LET'S GO.

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In animation, pictures of several different kids appear hanging on laundry lines. A raven on the lines flies off to the sun and opens his wings as the title of the show appears. It reads "Raven's Quest."

Wiingashk says AANIIN. HELLO.
MY NAME IS WIINGASHK.
I'M 11 YEARS OLD AND I'M
OJIBWE AND I LIVE IN SAULT
STE. MARIE, ONTARIO.

A map shows the Canadian provinces. It zooms in on Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario.

Wiingashk says ME AND MY DAD OFTEN
GO OUT TO THE BUSH.
GO FOR BUSH RIDES.
WE HAVE A PICK UP TRUCK.
SOMETIMES WE CROSS
DITCHES AND WASHED OUT ROADS.
AND THIS IS MY DAD.

Dad is in his late thirties, with long brown hair in a braid and wears camouflaged clothes and a neon orange cap hat.

Dad says AANIIN.

Wiingashk says ME AND MY DAD WE'RE OUT
IN THE BUSH RIGHT NOW.
GONNA BE EATEN BY MOSQUITOES.
WE ARE OUT IN THE BUSH RIGHT NOW
TO CHECK OUR TRAIL CAMS TO SEE
IF WE CAN SEE ANY ANIMALS.
THE CAMERA WORKS
WITH MOTION SENSING.
THAT MEANS WHEN SOMETHING
MOVES OR WALKS IN FRONT OF IT IT
TRIGGERS THE CAMERA
SO IT TAKES A PHOTO.
THE PICTURE THAT THE
CAMERA TAKES ARE PRETTY COOL.

Dad takes the memory card off a camera set up on a tree and inserts it in his laptop.

Wiingashk says THE CAMERA IS GOOD BECAUSE IT
TELLS YOU WHEN THE ANIMAL WALKS
BY AND WHAT TYPE
OF ANIMAL WALKS BY.
DID WE GET ANYTHING?

Dad says YEAH.
SOMETHING WALKED
RIGHT IN FRONT OF IT.

A picture of an elk appears.

Wiingashk says I MOSTLY SEE MOOSE AND
BEAR AND FOX AND WOLVES.
OH.
WAS THAT A MOOSE?

Dad says THERE'S A PICTURE OF
THE MOOSE RIGHT HERE.

Wiingashk says IT'S ADVENTUROUS AND
EXCITING WHEN YOU SEE AN ANIMAL.
BEAR.

Dad says IT CAME RIGHT UP TO THE CAMERA.

Wiingashk says I REALLY LIKE GOING OUT TO
THE BUSH WITH MY DAD BECAUSE IT
TAKES PATIENCE AND IT MAKES ME
LEARN PATIENCE MORE BETTER AND
IT GETS ME OUT OF THE HOUSE.
I REALLY LIKE ARCHERY AND
IT'S REALLY GOOD TO DO IT IN THE
BUSH.

They both take out their arches and get set to shoot a target.

Dad says ONE. TWO. THREE.

Wiingashk says WE BRING OUR OWN TARGET.

Dad says WHICH ONE YOU WANT TO GO FOR?

Wiingashk says TOP MIDDLE.
I HAVE A COMPOUND BOW.
MY DAD HAS ONE TOO.
WE LIKE TO PRACTICE TOGETHER.

Dad says 2.
3.

They keep shooting at the target.

Dad says WE BOTH MISSED IT.

Wiingashk says I KNOW.
THAT ONE'S FOR SURE GONE.
DON'T WORRY GUYS I
GOT FOUR ARROWS LEFT.
THE REASON WHY I LIKE COMPOUND
BOW IS BECAUSE THEY'RE LIGHT AND
IT'S EASY TO AIM.
I DO SOME
COMPETITIONS FOR ARCHERY.

Wiingashk almost gets the bullseye.

Dad says IT'S NOT TOO BAD.

Wiingashk says WHEN I GO IN A COMPETITION IT'S
AT A FAR DISTANCE PLACE SO WE
GET TO TRAVEL AND I
LIKE TO MEET NEW FRIENDS.
I GOT A THIRD PLACE MEDAL.
IT'S BRONZE.
A LONG TIME AGO MY
PEOPLE USED TO HUNT THIS WAY.
THE TRADITION OF MY PEOPLE IS
WHEN YOU GET YOUR FIRST ANIMAL
YOU GIVE ALL THE MEAT AWAY TO
FAMILY, FRIENDS AND TO YOUR
COMMUNITY.

They shoot again, knocks the target camera down and laugh.

Wiingashk says I WANT TO TEACH YOU
GUYS A SPECIAL WORD.
THIS IS HOW I SAY ELK IN OJIBWE.
ADIK.
ELK.
THIS IS LOKI.
HE'S A GERMAN SHEPPARD LAB MIX.
I LIKE HIM BECAUSE
HE'S A SERVICE DOG.
WE REGISTERED HIM AS A SERVICE
DOG BECAUSE HE HELPS ME WHEN I'M
SLEEPING FOR MY SEIZURES.
HE WAKES ME UP JUST BEFORE THEY
HAPPEN AND HE'S REALLY JUST NOT
A FAMILY PET.
HE'S MORE OF A LIKE A HELPER.
HE HELPS US WITH
HUNTING AND ALL THAT.
THIS IS MY COUSIN EDDY.

Eddy is around 11, with short curly brown hair and wears jeans and a light blue T-shirt.

Eddy says HEY.

They go for a ride on their bikes.

Wiingashk says NOW WE'RE AT THE SKATE PARK.
I LIKE GOING TO THE SKATE PARK
WITH EDDY BECAUSE ME AND HIM
REALLY LIKE BIKING AND
IT HAS BETTER JUMPS.
IT'S BETTER THAN
RIDING THE STREET.

Eddy says WE SHOULD GO A LITTLE FASTER.

Wiingashk says I WAS INTO SCOOTERING AND THEN
SKATEBOARDING AND NOW I'M REALLY
INTO BMX.

The boys now play soccer at the park.

Wiingashk says I'VE KNOWN EDDY SINCE I WAS 3.
TWO YEARS AGO THAT'S WHEN WE
STARTED TO GO DO STUFF AND
BIKING AND ALL THAT.
HE LIVES DOWN THE
STREET FROM ME NOW.
I LIKE EDDY BECAUSE WE HAVE
SAME INTERESTS AND HE'S FUNNY.

Wiingashk tries a trick with the ball and falls. They both laugh.

Now by the river, Wiingashk wears a wet suit and goggles and says I LOVE TO GO
SNORKELLING IN THE STE.
MARIE'S RIVER AND IT'S
NOT FAR FROM MY HOUSE.
I'M CONNECTED TO MY DAD WITH
THIS ROPE SO YOU COULD STAY
EXTRA SAFE.
I'M WEARING A WET SUIT BECAUSE
THE WATER'S REALLY COLD RIGHT
NOW.

Clips from Wiingashk's underwater cam show images of different fish on the river bed.

Wiingashk says I LIKE IT BECAUSE
IT'S REALLY ADVENTUROUS.
SWIMMING WITH FISH IS LIKE
HAVING SOMEONE ALWAYS WATCHING
YOU WHILE YOU'RE SWIMMING.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN
THEY'RE GONNA COME UP.
IT'S A SURPRISE.
THE EXPERIENCE IS PRETTY COOL
BECAUSE I GET TO FIND LURES THAT
I DON'T HAVE TO SPEND MONEY ON.
HERE.
AND I GET TO SEE WHAT
STUFF I COULDN'T SEE BEFORE.

Now at his house, Wiingashk says WELCOME TO MY ROOM.

He jumps on his bed and says I LIKE THIS BED BECAUSE IT'S
REALLY COMFY AND IT ALSO HAS
DRAWERS.
I LIKE LAMPS BECAUSE THEY
REALLY LIGHT UP MY ROOM WHEN I'M
STAYING UP LATE AND THIS IS
ACTUALLY CALLED A LAVA LAMP AND
THIS IS MY FAVOURITE LAMP.
IT'S MADE OUT OF
DIFFERENT KINDS OF PAPER.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES
IT REALLY COLOURFUL.
AND THIS IS MY BEES NEST.
DON'T WORRY
THERE'S NO BEES IN IT.
I GOT THIS FROM AN ELDER
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
I WAS TOLD THAT IF YOU HAVE THIS
NEAR YOU IT CURES ANY SICKNESS.
YEAH.
IT'S A PRETTY GOOD GIFT.

Now in full regalia, Wiingashk says TODAY IS NATIONAL
ABORIGINAL DAY.
I'M AT THE SAULT STE.
MARIE POW WOW AND CELEBRATION.

He chants and dances with other aboriginal people.

Wiingashk says IT'S FUN TO BUMP INTO
SOME FRIENDS AT POW WOWS.
THE REASON WHY I LIKE THE LOOK
OF MY REGALIA IS BECAUSE IT'S
REALLY BRIGHT AND PEOPLE
CAN SEE ME WHEN I DANCE.
I WAS INVITED AS
THE HEAD DANCER.

The announcer says WIINGASHK IS GONNA
STRUT HIS STUFF.

Wiingashk says I DO FANCY BUSTLE DANCING.
IT'S A WARRIOR DANCE
CREATED MANY YEARS AGO.
I'VE BEEN DANCING AS
SOON AS I COULD WALK.
WHEN I'M DANCING I JUST THINK
ABOUT WHAT MOVE I'M GONNA DO
NEXT.
I'M GLAD THAT I'M
CARRYING ON A TRADITION.
WHEN I'M DANCING I'M TEACHING
PEOPLE THAT ARE YOUNGER THAN ME
THAT WANT TO LEARN
HOW TO DANCE MY STYLE.
I'M OJIBWE AND I'M
PROUD OF MY CULTURE.

The announcer says GOOD JOB! AMAZING!

Wiingashk says BAAMAAPII.
SEE YOU GUYS LATER.
THANKS FOR HANGING OUT TODAY.

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