Children’s series inspired by Cree lessons during pandemic

By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A pandemic educational journey has blossomed into the latest project for Vancouver filmmaker April Johnson. A member of Muskoday First Nation in Saskatchewan, Johnson has produced a children’s series titled Kokum & Dot. The TELUS series will have its broadcast debut on June 21, National Indigenous Peoples Day. Kokum & Dot features acclaimed Peguis First Nation actor/musician Renae Morriseau, who plays Dorothy. Her granddaughter Dot is a puppet voiced by Kellie Haines. Season one of the series features eight episodes, 11 minutes each. It has already been greenlit for a second season even though the first episode has yet to air. Each episode begins with Dorothy asking her granddaughter how her day is going. New Cree words are introduced in every episode….

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