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Kokum &amp; Dot, produced and directed by filmmaker April Johnson and filmed at Capilano University in North Vancouver, follows Kokum Dorothy talking to her hand-puppet friend Dot about her day, introducing vocabulary and guiding principles in Cree culture. \u201cWe\u2019re excited,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cThese languages and honouring the wisdom of our elders is really important.\u201d The eight episode series intertwines live-action and animation, starring Cree\/Anishinaabe actor and musician Renae Morriseau as Kokum (meaning grandmother in Cree) Dorothy and ventriloquist and puppeteer Kellie Haines as Dot. 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Kokum &amp; Dot, produced and directed by filmmaker April Johnson and filmed at Capilano University in North Vancouver, follows Kokum Dorothy talking to her hand-puppet friend Dot about her day, introducing vocabulary and guiding principles in Cree culture. \u201cWe\u2019re excited,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cThese languages and honouring the wisdom of our elders is really important.\u201d The eight episode series intertwines live-action and animation, starring Cree\/Anishinaabe actor and musician Renae Morriseau as Kokum (meaning grandmother in Cree) Dorothy and ventriloquist and puppeteer Kellie Haines as Dot. 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