A drawing of a logo reveals a beaver.

(Bright music plays)

Text reads, tvokids.

A child says, WHEE!

(Giggling)

A narrator says, IT'S "WHAT'S THE BUZZ?
WITH LEO."
TAKING YOU BEHIND THE SCENES
TO FIND OUT ALL THE BUZZ
ABOUT THE AMAZING WORK THAT'S
HAPPENING AT PARKS CANADA
TO HELP OUR POLLINATORS.

People work in parks.

The narrator, blue and red fish Leo, says, POLLINHEADS, CAN YOU IMAGINE
IF YOU COULD NEVER EAT
A STRAWBERRY AGAIN?
LIKE, NEVER, EVER?
OR AN APPLE, OR MANGO,
OR ANY OF YOUR MOST
FAVOURITE FOODS?

Leo watches people enjoy food on two different screens underwater.

He says, WHEW, I CAN'T IMAGINE
IF I COULD NEVER ENJOY
A LEECH AGAIN.
THAT'D BE...
WELL, I WHEW! I SHUDDER
AT THE THOUGHT OF IT.

Leeches pass through water in videos that play on the screens.

Leo says, THAT'S A DISASTER CHERYL BRYCE
AND HER FAMILY
ARE WORKING HARD TO AVOID.

People dig holes.

Leo says, WE'RE CATCHING UP WITH CHERYL
AT THE GARRY OAK
LEARNING MEADOW,
TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT
THIS SPECIAL PLACE.
AND HOW THEY'RE HELPING
POLLINATORS
BRING BACK A FAVOURITE FOOD.

A flag is pinned in Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites in Victoria, British Columbia on a map of Canada.

Leo says, CHERYL, TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS
IMPORTANT MEADOW.

Cheryl has shoulder length brown hair and wears a purple shirt. Text reads, Cheryl Bryce, Songhees Nation, Tradition Knowledge Keeper.

Cheryl says, PART OF OUR WORK
IS CREATING THAT SAFE PLACE
FOR THESE INDIGENOUS FOODS
TO GROW
IN SOME OF THE PARTNERSHIP
WITH PARKS CANADA.
CALL IT THE "KWETLAL"
FOOD SYSTEM.

Text reads, kwetlal = camas.

Cheryl says, AND THIS USED TO ALL BE GRASS.
INVASIVE GRASS.

Images of meadows filled with green grass and trees are displayed.

Leo says, GREAT GILLS!
THAT MAKES THIS RESTORED MEADOW
EVEN MORE SPECIAL.
WAS THERE ONE PLANT
THAT STARTED IT ALL?

Cheryl says, THE FIRST ONE WAS KWETLAL,
UH CAMAS.
IT'S A VERY UNIQUE
INDIGENOUS PLANT.

The plant is purple.

Cheryl says, IT GROWS WELL.
IT'S LIKE A FAMILY.
AND WITHIN THIS FAMILY,
THE KWETLAL
AND THE GARRY OAKS,
AND THE OCEAN SPRAY,
AND THE NOOTKA ROSE,
AND THE CHOCOLATE LILIES,
AND THE INDIAN CELERY SEED,
ALL OF THOSE PLANTS
ARE ALL LIKE,
THINK OF THEM AS FAMILY
ALL LIVING TOGETHER
AND CONTRIBUTING
TO ONE ANOTHER.

A graphic displays the connections of the plants to the kwetlal.

Cheryl says, SO, IT'S A VERY,
VERY SIGNIFICANT
TRADITIONAL FOOD SYSTEM.

Leo says, THAT MUST MAKE THE JOB
OF OUR POLLINATORS
EVEN MORE IMPORTANT.

A hummingbird sits on a branch.

Cheryl says, OH, FOR SURE. WE NEED
ALL OF THE POLLINATORS.
THEY CONTRIBUTE TO THE LIFE
CYCLES AND...OF EVERYTHING,
AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE LIFE
OF THE KWETLAL,
AND EVERYTHING WITHIN
THE GARRY OAK ECOSYSTEM,
OR KWETLAL FOOD SYSTEM.
WITHOUT THEM, IT WOULD BE VERY
DIFFICULT TO SEE THIS CONTINUE.
PROTECTION OF WHAT'S LEFT
IS VERY, VERY KEY
IN ENSURING THE LONGEVITY
OF THE KWETLAL FOOD SYSTEM,
AND EVERYTHING
THAT CALLS IT HOME,
POLLINATORS, BIRDS, PEOPLE.
OUR PEOPLE.

Pictures of different pollinators birds and people are displayed.

Leo says, WELL, IT SEEMS LIKE CAMAS,
OR KWETLAL,
IS KEY TO KEEPING THIS
MEADOW FAMILY GOING.
HMM, BUT WHAT DOES IT
TASTE LIKE?

Cheryl says, KINDA TASTES A LITTLE BIT
LIKE A PARSNIP,
WITH THE CONSISTENCY
OF A SWEET POTATO.

Images of parsnip and sweet potato are displayed.

Cheryl says, AND WHEN THEY'RE COOKED A
LITTLE LONGER, THEY GET SWEETER
BECAUSE THEY HAVE INULIN, AND
IT BREAKS DOWN AS IT'S COOKED.
THEY'RE OFTEN MIXED
WITH A BERRY,
AND UH, FLATTENED, AND THEY'RE,
THAT WAS OUR WAY OF, OF MAKING
UM, FRUIT ROLL-UP.

Cheryl laughs.

She says, SO, WE INVENTED
THE FRUIT ROLL-UP.

Leo says, WELL, IT CERTAINLY SEEMS LIKE
CAMAS IS AN IMPORTANT PART
OF WHAT GOES ON HERE
AT THE MEADOW.

Cheryl stands between two people.

She says, UH, CONNECTING WITH THE
KWETLAL, OUR FAMILY,
AND BEING ABLE TO SAY:

Cheryl speaks in an indigenous language.

In English, she says, AND NURTURING, AND GIVING
TO THE CAMUS,
AND BEING ABLE, AS MUCH
AS WE'RE HARVESTING,
WE'RE ALSO GIVING.
AND THAT'S OUR WAY OF
CONTRIBUTING TO THEIR GROWTH.
THAT, TO ME, IS
THE KWETLAL FOOD SYSTEMS.
EVERYONE HAS A ROLE,
MUCH LIKE YOU SEE IN THIS UH,
KWETLAL FOOD SYSTEM.
EVERYONE HAS ITS PLACE,
AND THEY ALL CONNECT,
AND THEY'RE A FAMILY.
AND THEY'RE OUR FAMILY.

Leo says, WOW, POLLINHEADS,
SO, THE TALE OF A LOST
FAVOURITE FOOD
HAS A HAPPY ENDING.
AND ALL BECAUSE OF THE WORK
OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE
KEEPERS LIKE CHERYL,
AND THE TEAM AT PARKS CANADA,
WHO HAVE BROUGHT BACK
THIS IMPORTANT GARRY OAK
LEARNING MEADOW
SO, NOW THE CAMAS AND OTHER
FAVOURITE TRADITIONAL FOODS,
ONCE AGAIN, HAVE A PLACE
TO GROW.

The kwetlal food system graphic is displayed.

(Soft music plays)

Leo watches credits roll on a screen.

Created, written and directed by Karen Hawes.

Produced by Christopher Szarka and Raj Panikkar.

Featuring Cherly Bryce – Songhees Nation Garry Oak Learning Meadow, Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites.

Leo voiced by Naomi Melvin.

Produced in association with tvokids.

Fifth Ground Entertainment.