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5:41 PM

All-Round Champion

It's Fencing and Jabreel is the Sport Leader. With Épée in hand, Training gets intense and grueling. A history making podium.

6:00 AM
Book Hungry Bears
Crystal is frustrated when the Bears are trapped under a rocky outcrop in a rainstorm, but she learns to love listening and imitating the sound of the rain. BOOK: On My Walk A little boy notices all the different sounds of nature while on a walk with his mom and his dog. --- The Bears explore some imaginative ways to play with a stick. They also practice adapting to change. Melody learns that when unexpected things happen, you don't have to stop playing - you can just change the game a little. BOOK: No-Matter-What Friend A man learns he will now have to play a little differently with his beloved dog now that they are both getting older.
6:21 AM
16 Hudson
When Eddie gives away all the prize chips to his friends at his Fun Fair Booth, he must earn the chips back by playing the game he dreads the most.
6:29 AM
Zerby Derby
A rainy day in Zerby Town has Zack, Lily and Axle telling a story about dragons and knights. But when Rex joins, it takes him a while to learn that making up a story with others also means listening.
6:36 AM
Urban Tails
The two rapping Red Fox sisters PAWS 'N' CLAWS, are tired of being called sly and all that reputation brings and are here to set the record straight while educating the audience about foxes in the city. It's their time to shine, as they roam the city streets from dusk till dawn! They show us their excellent climbing and swimming skills, their diet and habitat all while bustin' some serious dance moves to their break out hit ,The Red Fox Beat!,
6:38 AM
Animanimals
The ants are working together perfectly. But there is one ant who is doing everything differently.
6:42 AM
Odo
It's 'jobs day' at camp, and Odo has loads of ideas for his new business - airplane pilot, music maker, hairdresser but none of them seem to work. It's only when Odo thinks about what others need and accepts some help from a friend that he makes a big success of himself.
6:49 AM
Tiny and Tall
Tall has planned a special picnic party for his buddies. But Tiny gets so excited, she forgets how to share! Tiny's friends help her ensure that everything's fair and square.
6:55 AM
Bookaneers
In this episode Skaggs and Fibber misread the Captain's note and and don't understand the placement of a comma.
6:58 AM
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
Xavier, Yadina and Brad hesitate when a new kid at their school asks to join their game of freeze tag - they've always played just the three of them and aren't sure they want someone else to play, too. To the Secret Museum! Our heroes are sent back in time to meet amazing tennis player, Arthur Ashe, who despite his skill, isn't allowed to play in a tournament because of his skin color. Seeing the injustice Arthur faced and how he continued to advocate for integration in sports inspires our trio to head home and invite the new kid to join in their game, because it's better when we all play together.
7:10 AM
Wacky Songs
While doing research for her homework, Ava is overwhelmed by all the information she finds online. Who's an expert; what's the most reliable source; what information can she trust? There's somewhere she can go to get everything she needs - the library!
7:12 AM
Hungry Brain
The top 4 facts on beluga whales. 4 - They are great divers 3 - The head of a champion 2 - They eat fresh fish 1 - Their habitat is endangered
7:14 AM
Paw Patrol
A spooky sound forces frogs from their home. The pups must bring them home and solve the mystery of the frog pond phantom.
7:26 AM
This is My Family
Meet all the people in Grace's family. They like to play in the snow and read books.
7:28 AM
Odd Squad
When Odd Squad realizes two dastardly villains are set to win Villain of the Year, they attempt to help a less frightening foe to victory. Then, when he's unable to use the tube system, Onom has to use different types of transport to get 15 creature eggs to Orli and Ozzie before it’s too late.
7:54 AM
Odd Squad Mobile Unit
Three villains team up with Bonnie Blaster and her high-powered, oddness-causing gadget.
8:06 AM
ABC with Kenny G
Kenny G sings about the 'WUH' sound the letter W makes, with words like "walnut", "whisker", and "whale".
8:08 AM
Numberblocks
Twenty and chums find out what happens when you go past bus stop 20.
8:13 AM
Vegesaurs
It's the start of a quiet day in Vegesaur Valley...Ginger stretches out and gets ready to have her delicious breakfast stash of yummy drops only to find that they are all gone! They go off in search of the drops, Wasabi kicks rocks and twigs until one hits a plant that opens up to a Beetrootsaurus, more open up behind it. They notices that the stolen yummy drops are by their feet and launches himself towards the goodies, but the Beetrootsaurus' playfully evade him and start eating and throwing the treats to each other over the Peas' heads (piggy in the middle). Que unsuccessful sequence of Ginger and the Pe-Rexes trying to get back the food; tickling, waiting for them to close their petals etc. With one final yummy drop left they execute an impressive cheerleader lift and Wasabi catches it mid-air. The Beetrootsaurus' sigh and close their fronds, game over.
8:18 AM
Curious Crafting
Mandisa shows her friends a bee craft, whose stripes are made from torn up bits of black and yellow paper.
8:19 AM
Interstellar Ella
The gang is playing tag the Meteoroid when Glitch fails to follow Slippy's instructions. But that's because Glitch found the comet Slippy has been tracking for months! Slippy is going to get to tag a comet, which means he can name it too! Gem and I.Lo get in on the race. The cousins send F-11 to tag the comet and Slippy sends Glitch after him. With the comet's tail forming, F-11 and Glitch are trapped on the comet and in danger. Glitch won't budge until F-11 is safe.
8:31 AM
Jasmine & Jambo
The Moon has fallen asleep and, if they don't wake it up, the day won't come. Jambo solve the problem by climbing up the tallest buildings in Soundland. And Jasmine tries to do it on the ground, playing very high musical scales with the Lalalas. But neither of them succeeds. In the end, they will have to work together and Jambo gives a piece of advice for Jasmine's solution to work. Well, they will also need the help of the fish Tatxan.
8:38 AM
Messy goes to Okido
Messy and his friends have animals to save and eruptions to stop in Okido when Vivienne Volcano gets a rumbly tummy! Oh deary!
8:50 AM
Animanimals
In an ocean full of big, bad fish, the pufferfish is trying to seem as big and strong as possible.
8:54 AM
Big Words, Small Stories
Davey is building an automatic bird feeder and asks Abigail for help. But although she agrees to help out, she ends up staying glued to her favourite show, Blirpy Bots which she thinks is the most entertaining thing ever. Davey continues working on his project but as the day goes along, every time he tries to get Abigail involved she's distracted by her show. Right before the feeder is filled, one of the ducks that has gathered to be fed follows the sound of Abigail's show inside and pecks her device right out of her hand. Abigail snaps out of it and realises she should have been helping her friend the whole time. When the feeder starts shooting out the food, she agrees that's much more entertaining!
9:00 AM
Paw Patrol
When Daring Danny X tries to outdo Everest on his motorized snowboard, he gets stuck in a tree, wakes up a hibernating Momma bear and inadvertently lures her onto the tree with him! Paw Patrol is quick on the scene. Skye air-lifts Danny off, while the pups lure Momma down with honey flavored treats. But the same tempting treats draw the baby bears out of the cave and up into the tree. Now Everest and Marshall must get the bears safely back into their cave.
9:23 AM
Rosie's Rules
Rosie and friends pretend to be pirates travelling around the world, but they need a globe to plan a route. Then, While Jun is visiting Shanghai, she and Rosie plan a virtual breakfast. But when it's daytime for Rosie, it's nighttime for Jun.
9:48 AM
Donkey Hodie
Donkey hosts Gator’s game show for the day. Can she ?gure out how to make the game fair and fun for everyone?
10:01 AM
Book Hungry Bears
The Bears learn about the joy of rhythm and movement when Melody gets them to use their creativity to form a book band and use their music to attract books. But Melody has trouble finding her own special book band instrument. BOOK: Amazing Me! Dance! Kids explore dancing and moving to the beat and discover they are all amazing.
10:12 AM
BooSnoo!
BooSnoo has a game of crazy golf, up slopes, through tubes, down ramps and into windmills!
10:19 AM
Baby Baby
The babies and their friends have a backyard beach party. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun.
10:24 AM
Kid-e-cats
One day Cookie, Candy and Pudding watch Dare Dazzler Cat attempt to break the record for jumping over cars in his super fast race car. Cookie wants to do the same trick with his remote control car. He sets up the launch pad, the obstacles, and prepares for the start. Dart warns Cookie that he needs to calculate the speed and distance more carefully but Cookie won't listen. When Cookie breaks his car he insists on spending the kittens shared savings to replace it but Pudding and Candy won't let him! The kittens learn that broken things can be fixed and even made better with some help from their friends.
10:29 AM
Gabby's Farm
Gabby visits a farm where the vegetables all grow indoors. She counts to five as she packages up the harvested leafy greens.
10:31 AM
Pins and Nettie
Join in the fun with Pins and Nettie as they learn the rules of playing 'Hot Potato'.
10:33 AM
Pip and Posy
While playing in the snow, Pip and Posy lead Jamila to believe there is a mysterious creature making footprints. Jamila gets upset when she finds out it was just a game so Pip and Posy need to make it up to her.
10:40 AM
Bamboo Loves Music
Startled by a low deep sound, Bamboo Love quickly hides before setting off to find out what could be making these unique vibrating sounds with playful patterns. Spotting Rabbit and Mr. Elephant practicing with a large brass instrument, Bamboo Love, learns that the sounds come from a Tuba, which happens to be the largest and loudest brass instrument when played in the orchestra.
10:43 AM
Mia and Codie
Codie wants to learn to play badminton! Evu the “expert badminton player” steps up to teach him, and Mia happily digs into Codie’s coding blocks. Only learning isn’t as easy as it looks! After debugging the code, Codie finally figures it out. Game on!
10:48 AM
Hushabye Lullabye
Dillie Dally flies high above Planet Dream as the Little Stars guide Dillie Dally to the moon and the ballet dancing Bedtime Sheep.
10:52 AM
Numberblocks
The Numberblocks make a new friend who likes to roll the dice, and with Six in the mix, everything's a game. Learn all about the number 6 with Numberblock Six!
10:57 AM
Polkaroo Reads!
Polkaroo finds some interesting things that start with the letter 'U' with our friend Kelly at the firestation where she works! Together, they eat some Udon noodles without spilling on Kelly's uniform, and finish the day by opening up a polkadot umbrella!
11:00 AM
Opie's Home
Opie is determined to have the perfect eco-friendly family, but his "Eco-Alerts" go too far, and Opie has to learn the hard way that nobody is perfect.
11:07 AM
Canada Crew
Bebe and Mo climb a tree to go bird watching and visit Suzanne in Newfoundland to meet Puffins, while Gavin flies South with his fellow Canada Geese.
11:14 AM
Dr. Cheddar
Annie and Felix decide to put on one of their favourite plays, ,the Cow and the Chicken,. Unfortunately, there's only one cow mask, and they both want to play the role of the cow! Dr. Cheddar has a solution, but it's going to take a little work!
11:17 AM
Happy Place
In class, Miss Whiskers tells her students that she is having a hard time sleeping. The guinea pigs give Miss Whiskers some tips on getting a good night’s sleep.
11:21 AM
Ladybird & Bee
Ladybird and Bee discover how far a grasshopper can hop.
11:23 AM
Gabby's Farm
Gabby visits Farmer North's cranberry bog. She sees how the fruit is harvested in the water and helps with the cranberry sorting.
11:31 AM
B.O.T. and the Beasties
B.O.T. is in Craggy, Sandy World. The Hovering Honk is hunting for turnips. B.O.T. struggles to keep out of the beastie's way as it sucks up turnips, chomps them down and honks loudly! The turnips keep getting bigger and the Hovering Honk keeps growing larger with each turnip it eats! Will the Hovering Honk suck up B.O.T. too?
11:36 AM
Hungry Brain
The top 3 underwater records. 3 - Independent Divers, Ahmed Gamal Gabr 2 - Free-diving, Herbert Nitsch and Stéphane Mifsud 1 - The deepest dive, Challenger Deep
11:39 AM
Dino Dana - LV
When Dana sees a T. Rex doing a dance, she just knows she has to get to the bottom of the dinosaur's weird behavior. Fortunately, her upstairs neighbor, and he might just have the answers Dana seeks.
11:50 AM
Backyard Beats
Monica is joined by folk trio 'The Good Lovelies' who inspire her to make a ukulele craft-strument. Junior Jammer MadeNell showcases her songwriting skills before they all come together for a backyard jam.
12:01 PM
Wacky Number Songs
Argh! Ava is having a really hard time with her math homework today - it's a real struggle. It turns out that struggling with a problem is part of how your brain learns.
12:03 PM
Paw Patrol
Big Hairy's little brother falls into a hole and Tracker gets carried away by Big Hairy. It's time for a Jungle Rescue! --- Daring Danny tries extreme rock climbing with Ace Sorenson. It's up to the Paw Patrol to the extreme duo.
12:26 PM
Wordsville
Baker Graham’s SCORCHING sign has gone missing from his bakery and the entire town of Wordsville has turned cold, frigid, and frozen! Firefighter Ember and Vet Wilder are the suspects. The Word Detectives soon uncover that the culprit didn’t want anything to get in the way of having a good time, not even something scorching hot.
12:34 PM
Animanimals
The hammerhead shark wants to dance at the shark party but his dancing is hammer hard and wild.
12:39 PM
My World Kitchen Season 1-3
Ryan's mum is Vietnamese and he is cooking a dish from Vietnam that she has taught him. He works hard in the kitchen mixing lots of ingredients together, including pork, prawns and fresh mint. He even finds time to teach us the Vietnamese word for egg! One of Ryan's ingredients is fresh mint, but not all of Ryan's friends like the taste or smell of it at first. Some of them even think it smells like toothpaste! Let's hope they like the taste of the fresh mint once it is cooked in the food.
12:50 PM
Blynk and Aazoo
Our young inquirer, Yohanna, asks Blynk and Aazoo : Could I ever run as fast as a cheetah? With the help of our intergalactic scientist, Eugenia, discover the incredible speed of cheetahs and how we might be able to run faster by learning how they do it. Blynk's own invention takes speed in a whole new direction!
12:58 PM
Abby Hatcher
When Chef Jeff needs to leave the hotel, Abby enlists Curly and Bozzly to help her make dinner.
1:10 PM
Jojo & Gran Gran
JoJo and Gran Gran are at a busy train station when JoJo realises Panda is missing! The pair decide to retrace their steps through the station - where could Panda be?
1:22 PM
Curious Crafting
It's fun to imagine what it would be like to fly, so Mandisa helps Daxton and Kaia make a Jet Pack craft that they can wear on their backs. They begin with cardboard and straps, and then each wrap two big recycled bottles with aluminum foil. The pair add felt flames to the bottom and strap everything together before trying their packs on for size.
1:26 PM
Animanimals
One day the zebra runs against a tree.
1:30 PM
B.O.T. and the Beasties
The Glowy Spotter is a keen artist. It uses its pompom-like antennae to cover the ground with spots. B.O.T. can't avoid being part of the beastie's artwork and is painted with spots too. B.O.T. must try to avoid being covered in glowing paint and keep up with the artistic little beastie, in order to collect the data needed to complete this mission. It may look like the Glowy Spotter has just covered the ground with a mess of spots but perhaps something is revealed when seen from above?
1:35 PM
Cutie Pugs ABC
Poppy and Pablo play a grand game of golf, shooting the ball past a toy giraffe right into the vegetable garden. Will they find the ball and get it in the hole?
1:37 PM
Number 1 Newton Avenue
Rio plays with her toy cars in the living room while Dad hangs up his football shirts to dry. She tries to keep track of them, but they all look so similar! The numbers on the back of Dad's football shirts give Rio an idea of how to tell them apart - until one car goes missing! With the help of her trusty robot and the counting song, Rio starts to understand how maths can help solve this puzzle.
1:44 PM
Hushabye Lullabye
Dillie Dally plays on the Planet Dream hills looking for the bouncing Hushabye Bunnies. Can you see them? How high can they jump?
1:47 PM
The Singalings
The desert is very hot and very dry, the Singalings are trying to see what animals live nearby. There's not a lot of water but there's lots of sand. Can you think of an animal that would live in this land?
1:53 PM
Numberblocks
Twenty-One helps some new friends find out how many rectangles they can make. Learn about the numbers 23 and 24 and explore arrays with the Numberblocks.
1:58 PM
Ladybird & Bee
Ladybird and Bee are racing between two flowers, but the wind is making it tricky.
2:00 PM
Urban Tails
Is there a duck-tor in the house?! DUCKTOR DRAKE knows how to par-tay! As we see in his video ,Something bout this Duck, with his striking green head and yellow bill...he turns heads wherever he goes. He loves swimming around on rivers, lakes and ponds, or just chilling back at his crib.The Mallard Duck has their share of predators, none greater than the red fox..but this duck knows how to take care of himself, quite literally sleeping with one eye open to make his quick escape! Duck-tor Drake's soulful video sends the audience quackers!
2:02 PM
The Very Small Creatures
When the Very Small Creatures discover an obstacle course made from crayons and blocks, they each find their own way of working through the hurdles.
2:05 PM
Pip and Posy
When Pip and Posy decide to turn their funny game with Piggy and Froggy into a stage show, Pip gets stage fright and can't carry on. When he sees Posy struggling without him, he puts his fear aside and re-joins her for a brilliant performance.
2:12 PM
Book Hungry Bears
Crystal finds a log and tries to find a way for all of the Bears to play with it. She almost gives up, but then discovers that the log is best used for leaning on when reading a good book. BOOK: The Last Crayon Six squirrels discover a pack of crayons and each chooses a colour that matches them and a colour found in nature. The squirrel with the last crayon is uncertain about the colour grey but uses it to draw a picture that the other squirrels can colour in.
2:23 PM
Cutie Pugs ABC
Petey and Pablo hitch a ride on a vacuum cleaner, bumping into the living room furniture. Whoops! Good thing Penny and Poppy are around to catch the vase and very large bowl of vegetables.
2:25 PM
Kit and Pup
Kit and Pup are skiing. Can you see who is making straight lines in the snow and who is making wavy lines?
2:31 PM
Stop, Look, Listen!
Children visit a penguin exhibit and imitate penguins waddling.
2:32 PM
Chuggington
Vee needs someone to pull the royal carriage for the prince of Buffertonia. Chuggers race in to get the job, but Harrison is first - thanks to cutting some corners and running a red light or two. Happy to have the job, he goes off with Puffer Pete to learn the route. Pete notices that Harrison has got into some bad habits. He takes shortcuts, ignores signs and breaks the speed limit. Pete tells Vee she'd better find someone else to pull the prince's carriage. A desperate Harrison says he'll do anything to keep the job! Vee sends Harrison back to the training yard to refresh his knowledge of the rules of the rails - with the trainees. Harrison can't resist showing off at first - but eventually he realises that he's setting a bad example for the trainees, who look up to him. With the help of a pep talk from Wilson, Harrison studies properly, passes his test, and is proud to pull the royal carriage through Chuggington as everyone cheers.
2:42 PM
Zerby Derby
Zack finds Lily and Axle covered in mud and each missing a tire. There's definitely a story behind what happened, if only Lily and Axle can get it in the right order...
2:50 PM
Animanimals
The rhino is looking forward to his date with the rhino lady.
2:54 PM
Now You Know (SV)
Howie and Baboo visit singer-songwriter Keshia Chante at a sound recording studio, where she shows them how to rhyme. Then they rap a rhyme on the microphone!
3:01 PM
Donkey Hodie
Panda's spaceship won't blast off. Fixing it is a big job, but Donkey's there to help, one step at a time.
3:13 PM
Riley Rocket
Megablast is preparing for a show at the local retirement home. However, the band starts to have creative differences when Alex wants to rock hard while Theo wants to make a sound that's more chill. Their practice gets derailed quickly when they learn that Kaboom has unleashed his new device on Greenville: a machine that's turning everyone into babies! Together, they work to thwart Kaboom's plan while also coming up with a stellar mashed-up new tune!
3:25 PM
Paw Patrol
When the Duke and Claw use a magic cauldron to put the people of Barkingburg to sleep, their plan backfires when the enchanted fog works on Sparks, it's up to the Paw Patrol to wake up the Dragon along with everyone else in town.
3:48 PM
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
Benjamin Banneker shows Yadina that overcoming a challenge such as a difficult riddle can make her feel proud.
4:00 PM
Dream It To Be It
12-year-old Quixton loves making people laugh. His dream is to be a comedian. With the help of Tai and our guest comedian Desiree Walsh he learns to find the funny in everyday life and gets to live his dream by performing on a stage in front of an audience.
4:07 PM
Trading Skills
Brody meets up with Amandeep (Mandy), a commercial painter, at the Finishing Trade Institute of Ontario. Mandy shows Brody the ropes of commercial painting, starting with how to prep an area using mud, tape, and sandpaper. Next Brody learns how to paint the area using rollers and a ‘cut can’. Mandy shows Brody how to paint using a sprayer, and it takes no time for Brody to spray a cupboard. Mandy then shows off the artful skill of using wall coverings to transform a space.
4:19 PM
Dino Dexter
When Dex's sister Saara brings home a blue-tongued skink without a tail, Dex and Kayla wonder: if some lizards can drop and regrow their tails, what about dinosaurs?
4:31 PM
Odd Squad Mobile Unit
Little O has been asked to record a new training video for kids interested in becoming Odd Squad Agents. But a Sandbeast is on the loose, causing oddness all over town and making things difficult.
4:58 PM
Sunny's Quest
Eight-year-old Bimisire was raised in Nigeria but now calls Saskatoon, Saskatchewan home. She lives with her parents, grandmother, and twin baby siblings. Bimisire takes us on a tour of her space where she loves to read and get creative with computer coding. She also shows us her favourite traditional Nigerian ASO OKE, complete with gele headdress. Bimisire takes us to a skatepark where she shows off her bike tricks and then returns home to prepare Pounded Yam and Egusi Soup with her mom and grandmother. It’s a dish that binds the Yoruba and Edo tribes from different parts of Nigeria. She even makes time to show off some of her Nigerian dance moves with the entire family. The day is not complete without Bimisire receiving a special message from someone who motivates her to continue pursuing her goal of becoming a lawyer just like her mom!
5:05 PM
Wacky Songs
Ava loves watching unboxing videos. It's almost like opening gifts on your birthday! But we should be aware that sometimes unboxers get stuff for free and all the views their videos get are like free advertising for the companies that make those products.
5:07 PM
ScienceXplosion
In this STEM episode Eric builds a big house of cards and a super strong bridge using triangles made of paper straws! It's not magic, it's science! Educational Gist: Triangles are a very strong shape and are often used for building strong structures.
5:11 PM
Tammy the Toaster
Tammy the Toaster is a series about inventions. In this episode Tammy tells her kitchen friends about the invention of an elevator that goes side to side as well as up and down.
5:13 PM
Wild Kratts
While hanging out with Golden pheasants in China, Martin and Chris wonder how important color is for creatures. But when Donita Donata begins to steal animals and remove their color, they soon discover just how critical it is for survival. It's a race to stop Donita and get color back into the creature world!
5:40 PM
TVOkids Jokes
Various TVOkids characters tell jokes sent in by TVOkids viewers.
5:41 PM
Green Squad
Milla is a twelve-year-old girl who loves spooky movies, trick or treats, and Halloween! What she doesn't love is all the plastic waste and pollution that comes with it... Here comes the Green Squad to the rescue! Lisa and Milla play a game to see what candy wrappers are recyclable, and chat about how to use all parts of the pumpkin to reduce food waste. Shakira takes Milla to a thrift shop to find elements to make the perfect sustainable costume, and then head back home to transform Milla into the most adorable panda ever! Eric and Milla create a scary DIY haunted house in the garage using materials from Milla's recycling bin. Once it's all complete, Milla spooks her step-sisters with a milk-jug skeleton, some egg carton spiders, and some super creepy second-hand decorations from the thrift store. The Squad left Milla's house knowing that she can definitely have a green Halloween!
6:03 PM
When I Grow Up!
Helping air traffic controllers keep planes safely in the air is a lofty career that Mikaela learns from Alyssa, an air traffic technologist. --- Mikaela helps Tamar, a tech educator, teach young kids how to develop apps that help in their everyday lives. Together they brainstorm how to use tech to deal with missed school work.
6:24 PM
Let's Find Out
In this episode Melissa and Ruth figure out how long 100 metres is with the help of a trundle.
6:28 PM
It's My Party
Emily pairs up Party Host Anna with her Party Guest Aiden. Together they prepare to attend a Midsummer's Eve event. Before the big celebration they collect decorations, bake a strawberry treat and construct a large centre piece for the party.
6:50 PM
Wacky Songs
Get ready to play the Fact or Opinion game with Ava! There's a big difference between a fact and an opinion. Knowing how to tell them apart is super important. And that's a fact!
6:52 PM
Raven's Quest
Teiota'sharià:kon - who's English name is Tommy - is a 7-yr old Kanien'kehá:ka boy from Kahnawà:ke, Quebec. Tommy, loves to play chess, is learning how to play piano, and wants to be an artist like his dad! His new ribbon shirt and breech cloth are special and just for ceremonies that take place at the longhouse. His sister Iakotonhnhetsheraká:ion helps explain what a wampum belt is, and that they are made with purple beads that come from quahog shells. Tommy is also learning how to do taekwondo - it's hard but he loves it because you get ,that feeling!, After he and his sister make some apple crisp, Tommy tells us about the ,Stirring of the Ashes Ceremony,, which is part of the Mid-Winter Ceremonies and represents the end of one cycle, and beginning of a new one. Then he heads outside to do some snow shoveling, and he and his sister go sledding! Tommy's special word is ,akohserà:ke, which means ,winter, in Kanien'kéha.