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Transcript: Keena
A girl sits in a chair as a man brushes her long black hair. She wears a pink dress.
[Upbeat music plays]
A narrator says, MEET KEENA.
SHE KNOWS HER WAY
AROUND A MOVIE SET.
A director shouts, ACTION!
The narrator says, MAKES YUMMY
CORN SOUP WITH HER MOM AND
WILL SHOW US THE SECRET
HANDSHAKE SHE MADE UP
WITH HER BESTIE. LYNNEN.
[Hands slap, giggling]
The narrator says, LET'S GO!
Photographs of children hang on an animated clothesline in front of animated foothills, mountains, and the sun. Text reads, “Raven’s Quest.”
[Slide whistles, birds chirp, raven caws, upbeat music plays]
Text beside Keena reads, “Kanatahawe.” “Keena.”
[Slide whistles]
Keena says, SHE:KON,. MY NAME IS
KANATAHAWE AND MY ENGLISH
NAME IS KEENA. AND I'M A MOHAWK
FROM KAHNAWAKE. AND I'M ELEVEN
YEARS OLD.
A dot on a map shows the location of “Kahnawa:ke” in southern Quebec. Text reads, “On the Rapids.”
Keena says, KAHNAWAKE MEANS
ON THE RAPIDS.
Keen stands in front of a grey house with concrete steps.
Keena says, HEY GUYS.
THIS IS MY HOUSE AND I'LL BE
SHOWING YOU AROUND. AND
THIS IS WHERE MY MOM AND
MY BROTHERS LIVE. LET'S GO.
[Running feet, door slams]
Keena’s mother wears her long dark brown hair loose over the shoulders of her white tee-shirt. Text beneath her reads, “Mom.” Keena’s brother wears his dark brown hair short. He wears a white tee-shirt. Text beneath him reads, “Teho.”
[Slide whistles]
Keena says, THIS IS MY MOM AND
THIS IS MY LITTLE BROTHER, TEHO.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK WE'RE TWINS
BUT WE'RE REALLY A YEAR APART.
Keena stands in the doorway of a room. A large light beige teddy bear rests on a bed.
[Upbeat music plays]
She says, HEY GUYS.
THIS IS MY ROOM AND I'M GONNA
SHOW YOU GUYS AROUND SO
LET'S GO.
THIS IS MY BEAR AND I LIKE TO
SLEEP WITH HIM EVERY NIGHT.
THEN I HAVE THESE PRETTY VINES
AND I HAVE SOME CUTE LED LIGHTS.
[Chimes]
She says, THIS IS MY CRADLE BOARD
MY BIG BROTHER, SHADE, MADE FOR
ME ON MY TENTH BIRTHDAY. IT WAS
FOR MY BABY DOLLS.
A CRADLE BOARD IT'S FOR LIKE THE
BABIES SO THEY CAN LAY ON IT.
Keena takes a purple and white dress out of her closet.
She says, AND THIS IS MY RIBBON
DRESS THAT I WORE TO MY
GRADUATION. I DESIGNED IT
WITH MY MOM. I LIKE THE
COLOUR PURPLE. IT'S MY
FAVOURITE COLOUR.
I'D JUST SEEN THE FABRIC AND
THOUGHT IT WAS VERY BEAUTIFUL.
I LIKE, LIKE DARK PURPLES AND
LIGHT PURPLES AND LITERALLY
ANY KIND OF PURPLE.
PURPLE IS A SPECIAL COLOUR
FOR MY PEOPLE. IT'S ALSO THE
COLOUR OF OUR FLAG. NICE.
A photograph shows Keena kneeling as she holds a blue and white soccer ball on her knee.
She says, I DO SOCCER. I'VE BEEN
PLAYING, I THINK, SINCE I WAS
NINE. MY TEAM IS VERY
COMPETITIVE, WHICH I LIKE.
WE'RE ALL JUST LIKE FRIENDS
AND WE ALL GET ALONG.
IT'S REALLY FUN, SOCCER.
Keena holds up a piece of paper. Text on the paper reads, “Wakathahionni.” “I am Wolf Clan.”
She says, I'M WOLF CLAN AND
I'M GONNA TEACH YOU GUYS HOW
TO SAY IT IN MY LANGUAGE,
KANIEN'KÉHA. WAKATHAHIONNI.
I AM WOLF CLAN.
A CLAN IS JUST LIKE LAST NAME
BUT YOU GET IT FROM YOUR MOM.
[Wind blows]
Keena stands on grass. Signs behind her reads, “Defend Water. Defend Life.” “Land Back.”
[Birds sing, upbeat music plays]
Keena says, WELCOME TO THE
PEOPLE'S FIRE. THIS IS WHERE
PEOPLE COME WHEN THEY CARE
ABOUT MOTHER EARTH.
WE PUT UP SIGNS AND LIGHT
THE FIRES SO THAT PEOPLE WHO
DRIVE BY REMEMBER TO CARE
FOR THE LAND.
Keena tears cabbage leaves as her mother chops squash.
Keena says, I'M MAKING CORN
SOUP AND I'M CUTTING UP
CABBAGE AND MY MOM'S HELPING
ME, AND SHE'S CUTTING UP SQUASH.
IN MY CULTURE WE HAVE THE
THREE SISTERS CORN, BEAN AND
SQUASH. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M
PUTTING INTO THE SOUP.
Animated corn on a cob, a bean, and a squash sway.
[Slide whistles]
Keena says, I LIKE COMING TO THE
PEOPLE'S FIRE BECAUSE I GET TO
MEET NEW PEOPLE AND EAT
CORN SOUP.
[Fire crackles]
She says, SO, WE'RE ACROSS FROM
THE PEOPLE'S FIRE RIGHT NOW
AND I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU
GUYS SOME COOL THINGS IN
THIS LITTLE LIGHT FOREST.
YOU SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE
A PARENT IN THE FOREST
WITH YOU.
Keena’s mother and brother walk behind her on a dirt path.
[Birds sing, wind blows]
Keena says, THAT'S A CLOVER.
THAT'S WHAT BUNNIES EAT.
THIS IS SUMAC. YOU CAN MAKE
JUICE WITH IT.
IF YOU'RE IN THE FOREST WITH
YOUR FRIENDS DON'T EAT RANDOM
FRUITS OR ANY PLANTS BECAUSE IT
MIGHT BE DANGEROUS.
Keena stands on a sidewalk by a lawn.
She says, SO, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE
ON A FILM SET AND I'M GOING TO
BE AN EXTRA.
SO, LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT.
[Background chatter, upbeat music plays]
Keena says, YEAH. THERE'S JUST
SOME CAMERAS AROUND HERE.
SO GUYS, THIS IS THE DRESSING
ROOM. I'VE BEEN DOING SMALL
ACTING JOBS SINCE I WAS ABOUT
FOUR YEARS OLD.
I'M KINDA NERVOUS BUT PRETTY
EXCITED TO BE HERE BUT I'M HAPPY.
A man leans through a doorway.
He says, KEENA, THEY'RE READY
FOR YOU ON SET.
Keena says, OKAY.
The director says, ACTION.
Keen says, MY ROLE IS, I'M GOING
TO BE A LITTLE GIRL IN A
WAITING ROOM.
The animated raven lands beside a monitor showing Keena picking up a suitcase and walking across a waiting room.
[Flapping, caw]
The director says, CUT.
Keena says, AND THAT'S WHAT
IT'S LIKE BEING IN A MOVIE SET.
An animated clapboard snaps shut.
[Snap]
[Birds call]
Keena walks beside a girl by a river. The girl wears her long brown hair loose over the shoulders of her white tee-shirt. Blue text beneath her reads, “Lynnen.”
Keena says, THIS IS MY BEST
FRIEND, LYNNEN.
LYNNEN'S MY BEST FRIEND
BECAUSE WE WERE FRIENDS
FOR LIKE A LONG, LONG TIME.
Lynnen says, WE GET ALONG
VERY WELL. I LOVE HANGING OUT
WITH HER AND HAVING SLEEPOVERS
WITH HER
Keena says, AND WE, LIKE,
DIE LAUGHING.
Keena jumps close to a man fishing on the bank of a river. The man wears a baseball cap over his short grey hair. He wears a blue plaid shirt. Text beneath him reads, “Grandfather.” “Bubba.”
[Slide whistle, river burbles, birds chirp]
SO GUYS, THIS IS MY GRANDFATHER.
I CALL HIM BUBBA, BUT YEAH.
SO, RIGHT NOW WE'RE FISHING
AND YEAH. LET'S HAVE FUN.
Bubba says, YOU TRY.
[Splashing]
Keena says, OKAY.
Bubba says, FLICK IT OPEN.
PUT YOUR FINGER HERE.
THEN YOU THROW IT.
Keena says, OKAY.
Bubba says, THERE YOU
GO, YOU DID IT. PERFECT.
NOW REEL IT IN.
[Reel spins, water splashes]
Lynnen says, WE FISHED OVER
THERE AND WE CAUGHT A BUNCH
OF ROCK BASS.
[Reel spins]
Keena says, I LIKE TO SEE
THE WILDLIFE.
Lynnen says, IT'S RIGHT THERE.
I SEE IT. WAIT.
[Frog croaks, splashing]
A mother duck swims with four ducklings.
Lynnen says, IT'S SO CUTE,
LOOK AT THAT ONE.
[Quacking]
Keena and Lynnen play badminton.
Keena says, I THINK BADMINTON
IS REALLY FUN. SOMETIMES I MISS
THE BIRD.
[Laughing]
She says, IN THE END WE HAVE
FUN ANYWAYS.
Keena and Lynnen stand by a blender in a kitchen.
Keena says, AND NOW WE'RE
GONNA MAKE SOME SMOOTHIES.
Lynnen says, A SMOOTHIE WITH
MIXED BERRIES.
[Splashing, blender grinds]
Keena says, AND THIS IS WHAT
WE MADE. LET'S DRINK.
[Laughing, upbeat music plays]
Keena says, LYNNEN AND I HAVE
BEEN DOING OUR HANDSHAKE
FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS. YEAH,
THREE YEARS.
IT'S KINDA LONG BUT IT'S MORE
LIKE A DANCE. BUT WE LOVE IT.
Keena and Lynnen knock the toe of their shoes against each other and high five. They bounce off each other.
[Giggling]
Keena says, EVERY TIME WE WOULD
HANG OUT, WE WOULD DO OUR
HANDSHAKE AND THEN WE
WOULD GO INSIDE AND GO TO BED.
AND THAT'S IT AND THAT'S ALL.
SEE YOU LATER.
Keena and Lynnen wave.
They says, O:NEN. BYE.
End credits roll.
“An Apartment Eleven Production.
Produced in Association with TVOkids.”
[Raven caws, birds sing]
Text reads, “TVOkids”
Child says, WEEE!
[Giggling]
Text reads, “Apartment Eleven Productions.”
[Squeak, ding, ding]
[Upbeat music plays]
A narrator says, MEET KEENA.
SHE KNOWS HER WAY
AROUND A MOVIE SET.
A director shouts, ACTION!
The narrator says, MAKES YUMMY
CORN SOUP WITH HER MOM AND
WILL SHOW US THE SECRET
HANDSHAKE SHE MADE UP
WITH HER BESTIE. LYNNEN.
[Hands slap, giggling]
The narrator says, LET'S GO!
Photographs of children hang on an animated clothesline in front of animated foothills, mountains, and the sun. Text reads, “Raven’s Quest.”
[Slide whistles, birds chirp, raven caws, upbeat music plays]
Text beside Keena reads, “Kanatahawe.” “Keena.”
[Slide whistles]
Keena says, SHE:KON,. MY NAME IS
KANATAHAWE AND MY ENGLISH
NAME IS KEENA. AND I'M A MOHAWK
FROM KAHNAWAKE. AND I'M ELEVEN
YEARS OLD.
A dot on a map shows the location of “Kahnawa:ke” in southern Quebec. Text reads, “On the Rapids.”
Keena says, KAHNAWAKE MEANS
ON THE RAPIDS.
Keen stands in front of a grey house with concrete steps.
Keena says, HEY GUYS.
THIS IS MY HOUSE AND I'LL BE
SHOWING YOU AROUND. AND
THIS IS WHERE MY MOM AND
MY BROTHERS LIVE. LET'S GO.
[Running feet, door slams]
Keena’s mother wears her long dark brown hair loose over the shoulders of her white tee-shirt. Text beneath her reads, “Mom.” Keena’s brother wears his dark brown hair short. He wears a white tee-shirt. Text beneath him reads, “Teho.”
[Slide whistles]
Keena says, THIS IS MY MOM AND
THIS IS MY LITTLE BROTHER, TEHO.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK WE'RE TWINS
BUT WE'RE REALLY A YEAR APART.
Keena stands in the doorway of a room. A large light beige teddy bear rests on a bed.
[Upbeat music plays]
She says, HEY GUYS.
THIS IS MY ROOM AND I'M GONNA
SHOW YOU GUYS AROUND SO
LET'S GO.
THIS IS MY BEAR AND I LIKE TO
SLEEP WITH HIM EVERY NIGHT.
THEN I HAVE THESE PRETTY VINES
AND I HAVE SOME CUTE LED LIGHTS.
[Chimes]
She says, THIS IS MY CRADLE BOARD
MY BIG BROTHER, SHADE, MADE FOR
ME ON MY TENTH BIRTHDAY. IT WAS
FOR MY BABY DOLLS.
A CRADLE BOARD IT'S FOR LIKE THE
BABIES SO THEY CAN LAY ON IT.
Keena takes a purple and white dress out of her closet.
She says, AND THIS IS MY RIBBON
DRESS THAT I WORE TO MY
GRADUATION. I DESIGNED IT
WITH MY MOM. I LIKE THE
COLOUR PURPLE. IT'S MY
FAVOURITE COLOUR.
I'D JUST SEEN THE FABRIC AND
THOUGHT IT WAS VERY BEAUTIFUL.
I LIKE, LIKE DARK PURPLES AND
LIGHT PURPLES AND LITERALLY
ANY KIND OF PURPLE.
PURPLE IS A SPECIAL COLOUR
FOR MY PEOPLE. IT'S ALSO THE
COLOUR OF OUR FLAG. NICE.
A photograph shows Keena kneeling as she holds a blue and white soccer ball on her knee.
She says, I DO SOCCER. I'VE BEEN
PLAYING, I THINK, SINCE I WAS
NINE. MY TEAM IS VERY
COMPETITIVE, WHICH I LIKE.
WE'RE ALL JUST LIKE FRIENDS
AND WE ALL GET ALONG.
IT'S REALLY FUN, SOCCER.
Keena holds up a piece of paper. Text on the paper reads, “Wakathahionni.” “I am Wolf Clan.”
She says, I'M WOLF CLAN AND
I'M GONNA TEACH YOU GUYS HOW
TO SAY IT IN MY LANGUAGE,
KANIEN'KÉHA. WAKATHAHIONNI.
I AM WOLF CLAN.
A CLAN IS JUST LIKE LAST NAME
BUT YOU GET IT FROM YOUR MOM.
[Wind blows]
Keena stands on grass. Signs behind her reads, “Defend Water. Defend Life.” “Land Back.”
[Birds sing, upbeat music plays]
Keena says, WELCOME TO THE
PEOPLE'S FIRE. THIS IS WHERE
PEOPLE COME WHEN THEY CARE
ABOUT MOTHER EARTH.
WE PUT UP SIGNS AND LIGHT
THE FIRES SO THAT PEOPLE WHO
DRIVE BY REMEMBER TO CARE
FOR THE LAND.
Keena tears cabbage leaves as her mother chops squash.
Keena says, I'M MAKING CORN
SOUP AND I'M CUTTING UP
CABBAGE AND MY MOM'S HELPING
ME, AND SHE'S CUTTING UP SQUASH.
IN MY CULTURE WE HAVE THE
THREE SISTERS CORN, BEAN AND
SQUASH. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M
PUTTING INTO THE SOUP.
Animated corn on a cob, a bean, and a squash sway.
[Slide whistles]
Keena says, I LIKE COMING TO THE
PEOPLE'S FIRE BECAUSE I GET TO
MEET NEW PEOPLE AND EAT
CORN SOUP.
[Fire crackles]
She says, SO, WE'RE ACROSS FROM
THE PEOPLE'S FIRE RIGHT NOW
AND I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU
GUYS SOME COOL THINGS IN
THIS LITTLE LIGHT FOREST.
YOU SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE
A PARENT IN THE FOREST
WITH YOU.
Keena’s mother and brother walk behind her on a dirt path.
[Birds sing, wind blows]
Keena says, THAT'S A CLOVER.
THAT'S WHAT BUNNIES EAT.
THIS IS SUMAC. YOU CAN MAKE
JUICE WITH IT.
IF YOU'RE IN THE FOREST WITH
YOUR FRIENDS DON'T EAT RANDOM
FRUITS OR ANY PLANTS BECAUSE IT
MIGHT BE DANGEROUS.
Keena stands on a sidewalk by a lawn.
She says, SO, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE
ON A FILM SET AND I'M GOING TO
BE AN EXTRA.
SO, LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT.
[Background chatter, upbeat music plays]
Keena says, YEAH. THERE'S JUST
SOME CAMERAS AROUND HERE.
SO GUYS, THIS IS THE DRESSING
ROOM. I'VE BEEN DOING SMALL
ACTING JOBS SINCE I WAS ABOUT
FOUR YEARS OLD.
I'M KINDA NERVOUS BUT PRETTY
EXCITED TO BE HERE BUT I'M HAPPY.
A man leans through a doorway.
He says, KEENA, THEY'RE READY
FOR YOU ON SET.
Keena says, OKAY.
The director says, ACTION.
Keen says, MY ROLE IS, I'M GOING
TO BE A LITTLE GIRL IN A
WAITING ROOM.
The animated raven lands beside a monitor showing Keena picking up a suitcase and walking across a waiting room.
[Flapping, caw]
The director says, CUT.
Keena says, AND THAT'S WHAT
IT'S LIKE BEING IN A MOVIE SET.
An animated clapboard snaps shut.
[Snap]
[Birds call]
Keena walks beside a girl by a river. The girl wears her long brown hair loose over the shoulders of her white tee-shirt. Blue text beneath her reads, “Lynnen.”
Keena says, THIS IS MY BEST
FRIEND, LYNNEN.
LYNNEN'S MY BEST FRIEND
BECAUSE WE WERE FRIENDS
FOR LIKE A LONG, LONG TIME.
Lynnen says, WE GET ALONG
VERY WELL. I LOVE HANGING OUT
WITH HER AND HAVING SLEEPOVERS
WITH HER
Keena says, AND WE, LIKE,
DIE LAUGHING.
Keena jumps close to a man fishing on the bank of a river. The man wears a baseball cap over his short grey hair. He wears a blue plaid shirt. Text beneath him reads, “Grandfather.” “Bubba.”
[Slide whistle, river burbles, birds chirp]
SO GUYS, THIS IS MY GRANDFATHER.
I CALL HIM BUBBA, BUT YEAH.
SO, RIGHT NOW WE'RE FISHING
AND YEAH. LET'S HAVE FUN.
Bubba says, YOU TRY.
[Splashing]
Keena says, OKAY.
Bubba says, FLICK IT OPEN.
PUT YOUR FINGER HERE.
THEN YOU THROW IT.
Keena says, OKAY.
Bubba says, THERE YOU
GO, YOU DID IT. PERFECT.
NOW REEL IT IN.
[Reel spins, water splashes]
Lynnen says, WE FISHED OVER
THERE AND WE CAUGHT A BUNCH
OF ROCK BASS.
[Reel spins]
Keena says, I LIKE TO SEE
THE WILDLIFE.
Lynnen says, IT'S RIGHT THERE.
I SEE IT. WAIT.
[Frog croaks, splashing]
A mother duck swims with four ducklings.
Lynnen says, IT'S SO CUTE,
LOOK AT THAT ONE.
[Quacking]
Keena and Lynnen play badminton.
Keena says, I THINK BADMINTON
IS REALLY FUN. SOMETIMES I MISS
THE BIRD.
[Laughing]
She says, IN THE END WE HAVE
FUN ANYWAYS.
Keena and Lynnen stand by a blender in a kitchen.
Keena says, AND NOW WE'RE
GONNA MAKE SOME SMOOTHIES.
Lynnen says, A SMOOTHIE WITH
MIXED BERRIES.
[Splashing, blender grinds]
Keena says, AND THIS IS WHAT
WE MADE. LET'S DRINK.
[Laughing, upbeat music plays]
Keena says, LYNNEN AND I HAVE
BEEN DOING OUR HANDSHAKE
FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS. YEAH,
THREE YEARS.
IT'S KINDA LONG BUT IT'S MORE
LIKE A DANCE. BUT WE LOVE IT.
Keena and Lynnen knock the toe of their shoes against each other and high five. They bounce off each other.
[Giggling]
Keena says, EVERY TIME WE WOULD
HANG OUT, WE WOULD DO OUR
HANDSHAKE AND THEN WE
WOULD GO INSIDE AND GO TO BED.
AND THAT'S IT AND THAT'S ALL.
SEE YOU LATER.
Keena and Lynnen wave.
They says, O:NEN. BYE.
End credits roll.
“An Apartment Eleven Production.
Produced in Association with TVOkids.”
[Raven caws, birds sing]
Text reads, “TVOkids”
Child says, WEEE!
[Giggling]
Text reads, “Apartment Eleven Productions.”
[Squeak, ding, ding]
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