(Music playing)

A child with two dark brown braids dances in a backyard.

A narrator says, THIS IS MYA. SHE LOVES TO DANCE IN HER REGALIA, DESIGNS THE COOLEST HAIR ACCESSORIES....

Mya holds up a colourful hair scrunchy.

My says, MY SCRUNCHY IS ALL DONE.

The narrator continues, AND SHE MAKES A MEAN APPLE CRISP.

Mya gives two thumbs-up.

Mya says, DELICIOUS.

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)

Mya stands on a driveway. Her long hair is tied back with a headband.

Mya says, KEW, HELLO. MY NAME IS MYA. I AM 10 YEARS OLD AND I AM ANISHINAABE FROM KITIGAN ZIBI.

An animated map of Canada focuses on southern Quebec.

Mya says, I LIVE IN GATINEAU, QUEBEC. THIS IS MY HOUSE. COME ON IN.

Mya is in a bedroom with blue walls.

Mya says, WELCOME TO MY ROOM. RIGHT HERE IS, I HAVE 2 GOLDFISHES AND THIS ONE'S NAMED CARDI AND THEN THAT ONE'S NAMED COCO.

Goldfish swim in a tank.

Mya says, I HAD MY FISHES OVER A YEAR AND I LOVE MY FISHES VERY MUCH.

(Bubbling sounds)

Mya says, THESE ARE MY HOCKEY MEDALS AND THEY ARE VERY SPECIAL TO ME. I STARTED PLAYING HOCKEY WHEN I WAS 4 YEARS OLD. MY FAVOURITE MEDAL HAS TO BE THIS ONE BECAUSE THIS ONE I WON FOURTH PLACE WITH MY HOCKEY TEAM.

(Music playing)

Photographs show Mya playing hockey.

Mya says, I CREATED A BACKYARD RINK AND IT IS VERY COOL AND MY DAD WAS THE COACH.

Mya skates in the backyard. She hits a puck into a hockey net.

Mya says, RIGHT IN HERE, THIS IS THE BEST PART OF MY ROOM. IT'S A CHALK BOARD. I COULD DO MY MATH HOMEWORK ON IT.

Mya is outside, dressed in traditional regalia, with her hair in braids. She wears a short white cape with a long fringe.

Mya says, THIS IS MY REGALIA AND I WEAR IT AT POW-WOWS. THIS CAPE IS MY FAVOURITE PART OF THE REGALIA.

(Drumbeats)

Mya dances.

Mya narrates, I DANCE A STYLE WHICH IS CALLED WOMEN'S TRADITIONAL. I BEND MY KNEES AND I SORT OF JUMP AND THEN I LAND MYSELF ON MY TIPPY TOES. WHEN I DANCE, I FEEL VERY PROUD OF MYSELF AND VERY HAPPY BECAUSE I'M DANCING WITH MY COMMUNITY. I THINK IT'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL.

(Music and drumbeats playing)

Mya sits outside at a table beside a woman with dark brown hair and glasses. A sewing machine is on the table.

Mya says, THIS IS MY MOM MARCY.

Marcy says, HI.

Mya says, YOU SEE THE SCRUNCHIES WE'RE WEARING? I MADE THEM. I MAKE MY SCRUNCHIES OUT OF KOKOM SCARVES AND KOKOM IN MY LANGUAGE MEANS GRANDMOTHER. IN MY CULTURE THE FLOWERS REPRESENT OUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE LAND.

Mya runs fabric through the sewing machine.

Mya narrates, I STARTED MAKING SCRUNCHIES AS A FUNDRAISER. I WANTED TO HOST A DANCE COMPETITION AT A POW-WOW AND SO I NEEDED TO FUNDRAISE FOR THE PRIZES. I THOUGHT, WHO DOESN'T LIKE SCRUNCHIES? SO, I STARTED MAKING THEM AND SELLING THEM.

Mya holds up a long tube of blue cloth with pink flowers on it.

Mya says, AND SO NOW WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL IS A TUBE. YOU HOLD ONTO THE ELASTIC AND YOU POKE IT THROUGH AND THEN AFTER THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE A KNOT LIKE THAT AND THEN YOU JUST SEW IT.

Mya uses the sewing machine.

Marcy says, GOOD JOB MYA.

Mya says, AND THEN YOU CUT THE THREAD WITH THE SCISSORS AND THEN YOU'RE ALL DONE. NOW IT'S A SCRUNCHY.

Mya holds up the finished scrunchy/

Mya narrates, I NAMED EACH SCRUNCHY AFTER A ROLE MODEL OR SOMEBODY WHO INSPIRES ME IN MY LIFE. THE BLUE SCRUNCHY IS NAMED KOKOM DANA. DANA IS MY AUNTIE AND SHE INSPIRED ME TO DANCE TRADITIONAL AT THE POW-WOW.

Mya is on a bicycle. A girl in a pink shirt is on a bicycle beside her. Both wear helmets.

Mya says, MEET MY FRIEND MORGAN.

Morgan says, HI. WE LOVE TO RIDE OUR BIKES TOGETHER.

(Music playing)

Mya and Morgan ride over a paved trail.

Mya narrates, ME AND MORGAN ARE FROM THE SAME COMMUNITY WHICH IS KITIGAN ZIBI.

Mya rides quickly along the path. A caption reads: Morgan Cam

Mya narrates, I LIKE TO RIDE MY BIKE BECAUSE THE WIND BLOWS IN MY HAIR.

The animated raven pops up and flexes its wings.

Mya sits on a deck in her backyard.

Mya says, I WANTED TO SHOW YOU SOME PAINTINGS THAT I MADE. THIS ONE IS ABOUT EARTH AND HOW THERE'S ONE PERSON. HE IS IN OUTER SPACE AND THIS ONE I TRIED MAKING A GALAXY. IT MAKES ME FEEL VERY HAPPY WHEN I PAINT AND MY IMAGINATION GOES EVERYWHERE.

Mya is in a kitchen

Mya says, I LIKE BAKING AND TODAY I'M GOING TO BE MAKING AN APPLE CRISP.

(Music playing)

Ingredients are on a counter. Mya points to each one and text pops up naming each item.

Mya says, THE INGREDIENTS ARE APPLES, WHITE SUGAR, CINNAMON, LEMON JUICE, SALT, AND VANILLA. YOU ALWAYS NEED TO ASK AN ADULT TO CUT THE APPLES FOR YOU.

Mya pours a bowl of chopped apples into a baking dish.

Mya narrates, FIRST YOU NEED TO MIX THE APPLES.

Mya stirs the apples.

Mya says, IT SHOULD LOOK KIND OF BROWN. SO THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW THAT YOU DID A GOOD JOB OF MIXING. NOW I'M GOING TO PUT THE CRISPY PART ON THE APPLES.

Mya smooths the crisp ingredients over top of the apples.

Mya says, NOW WE'RE DONE. MOM, CAN YOU PUT THIS IN THE OVEN FOR ME PLEASE?

Marcy says, YES.

Marcy puts the baking dish in the oven.

Mya says, IN MY LANGUAGE, ALGONQUIN, ANISHINAABEMOWIN THE WORD FOR PLEASE IS E-NAW-BA-GIS.

Mya holds up a paper that reads: E-naw-ba-gis

Mya says, E-NAW-BA-GIS. PLEASE.

Mya spoons out a piece of the cooked apple crisp.

Mya narrates, IT MAKES ME FEEL REALLY GOOD BECAUSE IT'S MY FAVOURITE DESSERT. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S HOT, THE HOT APPLES AND THEN THE CRISPY PART AND THEN TOGETHER IT'S JUST REALLY GOOD.

Mya gives two thumbs-up.

Mya says, DELICIOUS. I HOPE YOU HAD FUN WITH ME TODAY. KESHK MINA-WAADJ, SEE YOU LATER.

Mya waves.

The raven appears.

(Squawking)

(Music playing)

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