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Clips show a 10 year-old boy with short brown hair playing baseball and hockey with his friends.

The narrator says THIS IS WASKWAABIISH.
HE'S A SPORTY KIND OF GUY.
HE'S A CHEF IN THE KITCHEN AND
HE'S BIG ON SCIENCE.

Waskwaabiish makes a balloon in a bottle experiment and says IT MAKES A CHEMICAL REACTION.

Then he dances in a traditional First Nations attire.

The narrator says HE'S GOT A POW-WOW
PLAYLIST IN HIS LIVING ROOM.
LET'S GO.

(music plays)

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."

Waskwaabiish says AANIIN SKAN-OH. HELLO.
I'M WASKWAABISH AND
I AM 10 YEARS OLD.
I AM MOHAWK AND ANISHINAABE AND
I LIVE IN WATERFORD, ONTARIO.
I LIKE WATERFORD BECAUSE THERE'S
A LOT OF NATURE AND BECAUSE OF
THE PONDS DOWN BY THE BRIDGE.
MY NAME MEANS SHINING
WATER OR SPARKLING WATER.
I GOT IT FROM MY GRANDFATHER.

A picture of Waskwaabiish with his grandfather appears.

Waskwaabiish says THIS IS MY FAMILY.
MY DAD, MY MOM AND MY BROTHER
MIIHKAANS AND MY SISTER ZIBI.

Dad is in his thirties, with long brown hair in a braid and a goatee.

Mom is in her twenties, with long straight brown hair and wears glasses.

Miihkaans is around 9, with slightly long brown hair.

Zibi is around 4 with curly brown hair.

Waskwaabiish says AND
WE CAN'T FORGET THE DOG MOLLY.
TRADITIONS ARE A BIG
PART OF OUR FAMILY.
MY DAD PAINTS AND DOES BEADING
AND MY MOM DOES REGALIAS AND WE
DO OUR PART TOO.
OUR MOM TEACHES HOW TO
MAKE MOCCASINS AND WORKSHOPS.
AND WE HELP HER PREPARE
BY CUTTING THE PIECES.
MIIHKAANS BE CAREFUL.
THIS IS DEER HIDE.
MY MOM STARTS BY
DRAWING OUT THE PATTERNS.
MIIHKAANS DOES THE CUTTING AND I
DO THE HOLE PUNCHING TO GET IT
READY FOR LACES.
AFTER WE DO THE LACING WE START
TO BEAD AND THEN SHE BRINGS THEM
AND SHE HELPS THEM
PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER.
YOU CAN SEE THE BEADING, THE
LACES AND THE PATTERNS THAT WE
CUT OUT AND HOLE PUNCHED.

Now in the kitchen, Waskwaabiish says WE ARE REALLY INTO SCIENCE.
WANNA KNOW A COOL WAY
TO INFLATE A BALLOON?
FIRST YOU NEED TO PUT THE
BALLOON ONTO THE FUNNEL AND THEN
WE NEED TO FILL THE
BALLOON UP WITH BAKING SODA.
PUT THE VINEGAR INTO THE BOTTLE
AND THEN TAKE OFF THE BALLOON
FROM FUNNEL.
WHOOPS.
A LITTLE BIT IF A SPILL.

Miihkaans laughs at him spilling the content of the funnel.

Waskwaabiish says JUST A LITTLE MESS.
WE'RE GONNA QUICKLY PUT THE
BALLOON OVER THE BOTTLE LID.
PUT THE BAKING SODA AND THE
VINEGAR SO IT MAKES A CHEMICAL
REACTION.
ALL THE GAS FROM IN THERE
IS GOING INTO THE BALLOON TO
INFLATE IT.
NOW WE CAREFULLY
TAKE OFF THE BALLOON.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

He now sits on a bike with a friend.

Waskwaabiish says THIS IS MY BEST FRIEND PAYTON.

Payton is around 10, and wears a camouflaged sweatshirt and protective helmet.

Payton says HI.

Waskwaabiish says WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER SINCE
JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN AND WE LIKE
TO GO BIKING AROUND
THE WATERFORD PONDS.
PAYTON IS FUNNY.
HE'S REALLY NICE AND HE'S
JUST A FUN KID TO HANG OUT WITH.
BEST FRIEND'S FOREVER.
NOW WE'RE AT THE OLD SILOS.
THEY'RE PRETTY BIG RIGHT?
AND THEY GOT SOME
COOL ART ON THEM.
ME AND PAYTON GET TO HANG OUT AT
SCHOOL BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE SAME
CLASS AND WE'RE
PRETTY MUCH DESK PARTNERS.
WE PLAY HOCKEY TOGETHER.
HE LIVES ACROSS
THE STREET FROM ME.
THAT'S WHERE WE
HANG OUT ALL THE TIME.
HIS HOUSE.
MY HOUSE.

Payton says YOU THROW SO LOW.
YOU SHOULD BE A PITCHER.
CATCHERS GOTTA THROW LOW TO GET
THE TAG DOWN FOR SECOND BASE.

Waskwaabiish says TRUE.
OH.
THAT WAS A BIT TOO LOW.

At home Waskwaabiish says MY COUSINS ARE HERE.
THIS IS WINTER.

Winter is around 11, with long brown hair in a bun.

She says HELLO.

Waskwaabiish says AND THIS IS PHOENIX.

Phoenix is around 12, with short brown hair and wears glasses and a cap.

He says HI.
WHAT'S GOOD?

Waskwaabiish says I'M USUALLY A PANCAKE GUY BUT
THIS HASH BROWN CASSEROLE WE'RE
ABOUT TO MAKE IS
MY NEW FAVOURITE.
PHOENIX, SALT AND PEPPER PLEASE.

Phoenix says YES SIR.

Waskwaabiish says AND NOW WE MIX.

They all stir the mix together and laugh.

Waskwaabiish says TIME FOR THE FINAL INGREDIENT.
CRUNCH IT UP.
IT'S GONNA BE DELICIOUS.
READY TO PUT INTO THE OVEN.

Phoenix says I CAN TASTE THE BARBECUE CHIPS
AND I CAN TASTE THE ONIONS.
I LIKE THE WHOLE THING ABOUT IT.

Waskwaabiish says MMM.

Waskwaabiish says THIS IS MY ROOM.
THIS IS MY PET GUINEA PIG.
COME HERE FURBALL.
COME HERE.
HE'S A BIT SHY.
HERE'S MY TRICK.

He shows off his display of medals and says I'M REALLY INTO
SPORTS AS YOU CAN SEE.
MY FAVOURITE MEDAL IS THE ONE
FROM LACROSSE BECAUSE I GOT IT
LAST YEAR FOR MOST
DEDICATED PLAYER.
THIS MEDAL IS
FROM THE LITTLE NHL.
THE LITTLE NATIVE HOCKEY LEAGUE
AND I AM A GOOD DEFENCEMAN FOR
HOCKEY.
AIR HOCKEY IS PRETTY COOL TOO.

He scores and says YEAH!

He says AND THESE ARE SOME OF
THE OTHER AWARDS I HAVE.
I'M MOST PROUD OF THIS ONE
BECAUSE I GOT IT IN GRADE 3 FOR
DOING MY PUBLIC SPEAKING.
MY SPEECH WAS ABOUT HOW WE GO
TO POW-WOWS AND WHAT REGALIA WE
WEAR.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO SPEAK UP.
THAT'S WHY I WANNA
TEACH YOU THIS WORD.
GIINIIWAANDE.
IT MEANS PINK IN ANISHINAABE.
I LIKE THE COLOUR PINK BECAUSE
IT REPRESENTS STANDING UP TO
BULLYING.
GIINIIWAANDE.
THAT MEANS PINK.
HERE IS MY GUSTOWEH.
I WEAR THIS AT
POW-WOWS FOR SMOKE DANCING.
THIS IS MY FULL REGALIA.
MY FAMILY MADE IT.
THESE ARE MY
MOCCASINS THAT MY MOM MADE.
MY DAD ALSO MADE THIS NECKLACE.
IT HAS BEAR CLAWS ON IT AND
IT HAS FUR ON THE INSIDE.
THIS WAR CLUB WAS GIFTED TO ME
FROM ONE OF MY DAD'S FRIENDS.
THE TYPE OF DANCE THAT
I DO IS SMOKE DANCE.
WE DO IT TO A PLAYLIST OF
POW-WOW MUSIC FOR SMOKE DANCE.
PRESS PLAY.

Mom plays the music and Waskwaabiish starts dancing.

Waskwaabiish says I LIKE THE SMOKE DANCE THE BEST
BECAUSE IT HAS FAST FOOTWORK.
IT FEELS NICE JUST TO DANCE
WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
I LEARNED SMOKE
DANCING WHEN I WAS 3.
WAR DANCE IS LIKE A STORY USING
YOUR HAND SIGNALS LIKE YOUR
GOING TO BATTLE OR YOUR
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING.
I'M VERY PROUD OF MY
TRADITION AND SKILLS.

An adult on the driveway drops the hockey disc and says GAME ON.

Kids start playing hockey.

Waskwaabiish says ON ICE I AM A DEFENDER
FOR MY HOCKEY TEAM.
ON STREET HOCKEY I JUST RUN
AROUND LIKE A CHICKEN WITH MY
HEAD CUT OFF.
WE PLAY THE WHOLE NIGHT UNTIL
WE HAVE TO EAT SUPPER
AND GO TO BED.
YEAH!

The adult says OKAY.
LET'S GET OUR
HANDSHAKES IN THERE.

Waskwaabiish says GOOD GAME, GOOD GAME.
O:NEN NGA WAABAMIN.
SEE YOU LATER.
THANKS FOR HANGING OUT.

Music plays as the end credits roll.

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