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Transcript: Colton
(Music playing)
A child with medium-length black hair stands in front of beach grasses.
A narrator says, SAY HELLO TO COLTON. HE PLAYS TAG AT THE BEACH WITH HIS FRIENDS.
Colton and two other children chase each other.
A child says, GOT YOU!
Colton sits on a large pumpkin.
The narrator continues, GROWS THE MOST MASSIVE PUMPKINS AND IS A REAL FIDDLING PHENOM.
Colton sits as he plays a fiddle in front of a microphone.
The narrator says, LET'S GO!
(Music playing)
The sun rises over a green animated landscape. Photographs of children are clipped to two clotheslines. An animated raven perches on the line.
(Squawking)
A title reads: Raven’s Quest
(Squawking)
(Music playing)
Colton stands on the beach. He wears a t-shirt that reads: Colton McLeod
Colton says, BONJOUR, TANSI. HELLO, I'M COLTON I'M 11 YEARS OLD AND I'M FROM THE MÉTIS NATION.
An animated map of Canada zooms in on Manitoba.
Colton says, I'M FROM CAMPERVILLE, MANITOBA. IT'S A MÉTIS RURAL COMMUNITY AND THIS IS WHERE I PLAY MY FIDDLE.
Colton stands in front of a house.
Colton says, WELCOME TO MY HOUSE. LET'S CHECK IT OUT.
Colton sits on a couch in a living room. Beside him, a younger child sits on the lap of a woman. A teen girl sits on the end of the couch. An older man with a moustache and a red plain shirt sits on a chair.
Colton says, THIS IS MY FAMILY. MY LITTLE BROTHER, MY MOM, MY SISTER AND MY PAPA AND ME.
(Music playing)
A photograph shows a younger Colton with his mother.
Colton stands in the doorway of a bedroom.
Colton says, HEY. LET'S CHECK OUT MY ROOM. THIS IS MY SUIT. IT HAS A MÉTIS SIGN IN THE BACK. IT'S AN INFINITY SIGN AND THAT MEANS THE MEANS THE MÉTIS COMMUNITY WILL KEEP ON GOING FOREVER AND EVER. I'M ALSO A PIN COLLECTOR.
Colton picks up a black brimmed hat.
Colton says, I HAVE ALL THESE PINS ON MY HAT. I GOT THEM ALL OVER WINNIPEG, BRANDON. THIS IS MY FAVOURITE PIN. IT TOOK ME HALF AN HOUR TO PUT ON AND IT LOOKS REALLY NICE AND THIS IS MY MÉTIS SASH. YOU WEAR IT AROUND YOUR WAIST. IT BASICALLY TELLS THAT YOU'RE A MÉTIS. AND THIS IS MY HARMONICA.
(Harmonic playing)
Colton says, THIS IS AN ELECTRIC GUITAR. IT'S REALLY NOT THAT LOUD IF YOU DON'T PLUG IT IN BUT IF YOU PLUG IT IN IT SOUNDS REALLY GOOD. AND HERE'S AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE, YOU MAY ASK? THIS ONE'S LOUD EVEN IF IT'S NOT PLUGGED IN.
(Guitar strumming)
Colton says, THIS IS MY FIDDLE. I HAD A DREAM OF MY GREAT- GRANDFATHER WHO DIED. HE GAVE ME A VISIT AND HE SHOWE ME WHERE HIS VIOLIN WAS. I LOOKED IN AN OLD CASE AND MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER'S FIDDLE WAS IN IT. IT WAS ALL SMASHED UP AND I NEVER THOUGHT IN A THOUSAND YEARS IT WOULD LOOK THIS BEAUTIFUL TODAY.
The fiddle has Colton’s name on it and an infinity symbol on the back and more running along the sides.
Colton says, THIS IS MY NAME AND THESE ARE A WHOLE BUNCH OF MÉTIS SIGNS. IT EVEN HAS A BIG ONE ON THE BOTTOM. MY GRANDFATHER WAS A MUSICIAN AND I'M FOLLOWING HIS FOOTSTEPS.
Colton stands in front of a large low building.
Colton says, IT'S TIME TO GO JAM OUT.
(Music playing)
Colton carries a speaker and a fiddle case into the building.
Colton narrates, THIS IS WHERE WE PRACTISE WITH MY BAND AT THE HOWLIN' COYOTE BARN.
Colton is with two older musicians on a stage. They play guitars while Colton plays the fiddle.
(Music playing)
Colton narrates, WE PRACTISE ABOUT EVERY SECOND DAY. WE EACH LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY TIME. I LIKE TO PLAY THIS FIDDLE STYLE AND IT'S CALLED THE MÉTIS BROKEN STYLE.
Colton plays. The animated raven pops up and smiles.
Colton narrates, NO ONE EVER TAUGHT ME AND SOMETIMES I MISS A FEW NOTES HERE AND THERE BUT THAT'S A PART OF THE MÉTIS BROKEN STYLE. WE'RE A TRAVELLING BAND AND WE LIKE TO GO ANYWHERE SOMEBODY ASKS US TO GO. IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD BECAUSE EVERY TIME I GET INVITED IT'S SOMEBODY THAT WANTS TO HEAR ME PLAY. I WANT TO BE A PROFESSIONAL FIDDLER THAT TRAVELS THE WORLD.
(Applause)
Colton crosses a river on a footbridge.
Colton narrates, MY GARDEN IS A PLACE WHERE I CAN FEEL SAFE AND JUST PICK VEGGIES.
Colton holds up a beet. A caption reads: Colton Cam
Colton says, THIS IS A BEET. YOU CAN USE IT IN SOUP AND IT'S REALLY JUICY. THESE ARE TOMATOES. THEY'RE REALLY HEALTHY. THEY HAVE A LOT OF POTASSIUM AND VITAMIN C IN THEM. LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS CORN. THIS IS HOW YOU PICK IT. LOOK AT HOW BEAUTIFUL THAT IS.
Colton holds up an ear of corn.
He pets a brown horse.
Colton narrates, I GIVE IT AWAY TO THE ELDERS AND I KEEP SOME FOR MYSELF SO I COULD HAVE GOOD VEGGIES IN THE WINTERS.
Colton stands behind a large pumpkin. It comes up to his hips.
Colton says, THIS IS PROBABLY MY BIGGEST PUMPKIN I'VE EVER GROWN EVER.
A caption reads: This is how you say pumpkin in the Métis language
Colton says, Sit-roy. Pumpkin. Sit-roy.
Colton pulls up long grass.
Colton narrates, RIGHT NOW I'M PICKING SWEET GRASS. SWEET GRASS IS A MEDICINE. YOU COULD MAKE IT INTO A TEA AND DRINK IT OR YOU CAN BRAID IT AND IT SMELLS REALLY GOOD. YOU HAVE TO HAVE 21 STRANDS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A BRAID. MY FAVOURITE PART ABOUT SWEET GRASS IS PICKING IT. THE MOST I EVER PICKED WAS 50 BRAIDS. I LIKE TO GIVE SWEET AWAY AS A GIFT.
Colton looks up.
Colton says, AND THAT'S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PICKING SWEET GRASS.
Colton stands on a beach.
Colton says, THIS IS MY LOCAL BEACH. IT'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL. IT'S PROBABLY MY FAVOURITE PLACE TO GO. I REALLY LIKE CLEANING UP THE BEACH BECAUSE IT'S FUN AND IT JUST MAKES ME HAPPY TO KNOW THAT MY TOWN'S A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEAN.
Colton stands with two boys with short brown hair.
Colton says, THIS IS MY FRIENDS. JACOB.
Jacob says, HI.
Colton says, AND DRAKE.
Drake says, HI.
The boys run over the beach. A caption reads: Jacob Cam
Colton narrates, SOMETIMES WE LIKE TO GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY TAG. WE LIKE TO GO TO SCHOOL TOGETHER AND WE PLAY ALL THE FUN ACTIVITIES.
Jacob says, GOT YOU.
Colton narrates, MY FRIEND JACOB, WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS SINCE KINDERGARTEN AND HE'S JUST A NICE GUY.
Jacob says, THE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT COLTON IS HE'S GENEROUS, HE'S NICE, HE DOESN'T BREAK ANY PROMISES.
Colton narrates, DRAKE, THIS ONE TIME, WE WERE ALL CLIMBING A TREE. HE MADE US ALL LAUGH.
(Music playing)
A group of people shovels sand into plastic buckets.
Colton narrates, WE ARE GOING TO BE MAKING A BIG SANDCASTLE WITH MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY. I LIKE SHOVELLING.
Colton shovels sand into a square bucket.
Colton says, LOOK, I'LL HELP YOU MAKE THE HOLE. KIDS WITH SMALL BUCKETS, COME FILL UP HERE. PERFECT!
Colton stands with Drake and Jacob and two younger children. They wave.
Colton says, SEE YOU LATER!
All say, BYE.
The raven pops up.
(Squawking)
(Music playing)
End credits read: Produced in association with tvo kids
tvokids
Apartment 11 Productions
Copyright 2022 Florence Productions Inc.
A child with medium-length black hair stands in front of beach grasses.
A narrator says, SAY HELLO TO COLTON. HE PLAYS TAG AT THE BEACH WITH HIS FRIENDS.
Colton and two other children chase each other.
A child says, GOT YOU!
Colton sits on a large pumpkin.
The narrator continues, GROWS THE MOST MASSIVE PUMPKINS AND IS A REAL FIDDLING PHENOM.
Colton sits as he plays a fiddle in front of a microphone.
The narrator says, LET'S GO!
(Music playing)
The sun rises over a green animated landscape. Photographs of children are clipped to two clotheslines. An animated raven perches on the line.
(Squawking)
A title reads: Raven’s Quest
(Squawking)
(Music playing)
Colton stands on the beach. He wears a t-shirt that reads: Colton McLeod
Colton says, BONJOUR, TANSI. HELLO, I'M COLTON I'M 11 YEARS OLD AND I'M FROM THE MÉTIS NATION.
An animated map of Canada zooms in on Manitoba.
Colton says, I'M FROM CAMPERVILLE, MANITOBA. IT'S A MÉTIS RURAL COMMUNITY AND THIS IS WHERE I PLAY MY FIDDLE.
Colton stands in front of a house.
Colton says, WELCOME TO MY HOUSE. LET'S CHECK IT OUT.
Colton sits on a couch in a living room. Beside him, a younger child sits on the lap of a woman. A teen girl sits on the end of the couch. An older man with a moustache and a red plain shirt sits on a chair.
Colton says, THIS IS MY FAMILY. MY LITTLE BROTHER, MY MOM, MY SISTER AND MY PAPA AND ME.
(Music playing)
A photograph shows a younger Colton with his mother.
Colton stands in the doorway of a bedroom.
Colton says, HEY. LET'S CHECK OUT MY ROOM. THIS IS MY SUIT. IT HAS A MÉTIS SIGN IN THE BACK. IT'S AN INFINITY SIGN AND THAT MEANS THE MEANS THE MÉTIS COMMUNITY WILL KEEP ON GOING FOREVER AND EVER. I'M ALSO A PIN COLLECTOR.
Colton picks up a black brimmed hat.
Colton says, I HAVE ALL THESE PINS ON MY HAT. I GOT THEM ALL OVER WINNIPEG, BRANDON. THIS IS MY FAVOURITE PIN. IT TOOK ME HALF AN HOUR TO PUT ON AND IT LOOKS REALLY NICE AND THIS IS MY MÉTIS SASH. YOU WEAR IT AROUND YOUR WAIST. IT BASICALLY TELLS THAT YOU'RE A MÉTIS. AND THIS IS MY HARMONICA.
(Harmonic playing)
Colton says, THIS IS AN ELECTRIC GUITAR. IT'S REALLY NOT THAT LOUD IF YOU DON'T PLUG IT IN BUT IF YOU PLUG IT IN IT SOUNDS REALLY GOOD. AND HERE'S AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE, YOU MAY ASK? THIS ONE'S LOUD EVEN IF IT'S NOT PLUGGED IN.
(Guitar strumming)
Colton says, THIS IS MY FIDDLE. I HAD A DREAM OF MY GREAT- GRANDFATHER WHO DIED. HE GAVE ME A VISIT AND HE SHOWE ME WHERE HIS VIOLIN WAS. I LOOKED IN AN OLD CASE AND MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER'S FIDDLE WAS IN IT. IT WAS ALL SMASHED UP AND I NEVER THOUGHT IN A THOUSAND YEARS IT WOULD LOOK THIS BEAUTIFUL TODAY.
The fiddle has Colton’s name on it and an infinity symbol on the back and more running along the sides.
Colton says, THIS IS MY NAME AND THESE ARE A WHOLE BUNCH OF MÉTIS SIGNS. IT EVEN HAS A BIG ONE ON THE BOTTOM. MY GRANDFATHER WAS A MUSICIAN AND I'M FOLLOWING HIS FOOTSTEPS.
Colton stands in front of a large low building.
Colton says, IT'S TIME TO GO JAM OUT.
(Music playing)
Colton carries a speaker and a fiddle case into the building.
Colton narrates, THIS IS WHERE WE PRACTISE WITH MY BAND AT THE HOWLIN' COYOTE BARN.
Colton is with two older musicians on a stage. They play guitars while Colton plays the fiddle.
(Music playing)
Colton narrates, WE PRACTISE ABOUT EVERY SECOND DAY. WE EACH LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY TIME. I LIKE TO PLAY THIS FIDDLE STYLE AND IT'S CALLED THE MÉTIS BROKEN STYLE.
Colton plays. The animated raven pops up and smiles.
Colton narrates, NO ONE EVER TAUGHT ME AND SOMETIMES I MISS A FEW NOTES HERE AND THERE BUT THAT'S A PART OF THE MÉTIS BROKEN STYLE. WE'RE A TRAVELLING BAND AND WE LIKE TO GO ANYWHERE SOMEBODY ASKS US TO GO. IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD BECAUSE EVERY TIME I GET INVITED IT'S SOMEBODY THAT WANTS TO HEAR ME PLAY. I WANT TO BE A PROFESSIONAL FIDDLER THAT TRAVELS THE WORLD.
(Applause)
Colton crosses a river on a footbridge.
Colton narrates, MY GARDEN IS A PLACE WHERE I CAN FEEL SAFE AND JUST PICK VEGGIES.
Colton holds up a beet. A caption reads: Colton Cam
Colton says, THIS IS A BEET. YOU CAN USE IT IN SOUP AND IT'S REALLY JUICY. THESE ARE TOMATOES. THEY'RE REALLY HEALTHY. THEY HAVE A LOT OF POTASSIUM AND VITAMIN C IN THEM. LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS CORN. THIS IS HOW YOU PICK IT. LOOK AT HOW BEAUTIFUL THAT IS.
Colton holds up an ear of corn.
He pets a brown horse.
Colton narrates, I GIVE IT AWAY TO THE ELDERS AND I KEEP SOME FOR MYSELF SO I COULD HAVE GOOD VEGGIES IN THE WINTERS.
Colton stands behind a large pumpkin. It comes up to his hips.
Colton says, THIS IS PROBABLY MY BIGGEST PUMPKIN I'VE EVER GROWN EVER.
A caption reads: This is how you say pumpkin in the Métis language
Colton says, Sit-roy. Pumpkin. Sit-roy.
Colton pulls up long grass.
Colton narrates, RIGHT NOW I'M PICKING SWEET GRASS. SWEET GRASS IS A MEDICINE. YOU COULD MAKE IT INTO A TEA AND DRINK IT OR YOU CAN BRAID IT AND IT SMELLS REALLY GOOD. YOU HAVE TO HAVE 21 STRANDS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A BRAID. MY FAVOURITE PART ABOUT SWEET GRASS IS PICKING IT. THE MOST I EVER PICKED WAS 50 BRAIDS. I LIKE TO GIVE SWEET AWAY AS A GIFT.
Colton looks up.
Colton says, AND THAT'S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PICKING SWEET GRASS.
Colton stands on a beach.
Colton says, THIS IS MY LOCAL BEACH. IT'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL. IT'S PROBABLY MY FAVOURITE PLACE TO GO. I REALLY LIKE CLEANING UP THE BEACH BECAUSE IT'S FUN AND IT JUST MAKES ME HAPPY TO KNOW THAT MY TOWN'S A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEAN.
Colton stands with two boys with short brown hair.
Colton says, THIS IS MY FRIENDS. JACOB.
Jacob says, HI.
Colton says, AND DRAKE.
Drake says, HI.
The boys run over the beach. A caption reads: Jacob Cam
Colton narrates, SOMETIMES WE LIKE TO GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY TAG. WE LIKE TO GO TO SCHOOL TOGETHER AND WE PLAY ALL THE FUN ACTIVITIES.
Jacob says, GOT YOU.
Colton narrates, MY FRIEND JACOB, WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS SINCE KINDERGARTEN AND HE'S JUST A NICE GUY.
Jacob says, THE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT COLTON IS HE'S GENEROUS, HE'S NICE, HE DOESN'T BREAK ANY PROMISES.
Colton narrates, DRAKE, THIS ONE TIME, WE WERE ALL CLIMBING A TREE. HE MADE US ALL LAUGH.
(Music playing)
A group of people shovels sand into plastic buckets.
Colton narrates, WE ARE GOING TO BE MAKING A BIG SANDCASTLE WITH MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY. I LIKE SHOVELLING.
Colton shovels sand into a square bucket.
Colton says, LOOK, I'LL HELP YOU MAKE THE HOLE. KIDS WITH SMALL BUCKETS, COME FILL UP HERE. PERFECT!
Colton stands with Drake and Jacob and two younger children. They wave.
Colton says, SEE YOU LATER!
All say, BYE.
The raven pops up.
(Squawking)
(Music playing)
End credits read: Produced in association with tvo kids
tvokids
Apartment 11 Productions
Copyright 2022 Florence Productions Inc.
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