A puppet show rolls.

Bebe the Beaver plays drums in his lodge.

Mo the moose walks in and says BEBE!
BEBE!
UH, HELLO!
BEBE!!!!

Bebe falls and says WHAAAA!
MO!
YOU SHOULDN'T SNEAK
UP ON ME LIKE THAT!

Mo says AHHHHH, I WAS
TRYING TO TELL YOU
THE GOOD NEWS!

Bebe says OH!
I JUST LOVE GOOD NEWS!

Mo says YEAH.
WELL SEEING AS
YOU LOVE DRUMMING
SO MUCH...

Bebe says UH-HUH!

Mo says YOU ARE GOING
TO LOVE THIS!

Bebe says UH!
YEAH!

Mo says YOU AND ME HAVE
BEEN INVITED TO...

Bebe says UH -HUH?

Mo says A FIRST NATIONS...

Bebe says UH-HUH?...

Mo says POW-WOW!

Bebe says OH WOW!
A POW-WOW!
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED
TO GO TO A POW-WOW!

Mm YOU HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT A POW-WOW IS,
DO YOU?

Bebe says NOT A CLUE MO.

Mo says YEAH.

The opening sequence rolls.

As a song plays, a series of post cards shows Bebe and the Canada Crew in different Canadian provinces.

Bebe is a puppet beaver, Mo is a puppet moose and Gavin is a puppet goose.

The song says NOVA SCOTIA,
P.E.I., NEW BRUNSWICK,
NEWFOUNDLAND AND
LABRADOR, QUEBEC,
ONTARIO, MANITOBA
AND THERE ARE MORE.
B.C, ALBERTA, SASKATCHEWAN,
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES,
NUNAVUT, YUKON.
BEBE, MO AND GAVIN
WE'RE THE CANADA CREW
LET'S GO EXPLORE
CANADA TOO!
CANADA CREW!

The Name of the show appears in red along with a maple leave and the three members of the Canada Crew against a post card with an image of mountains by a lake.

The name of the show reads "The Canada Crew."

The name of the episode reads "First Nations."

Mo looks up information in his tablet and says OKAY!
HERE WE ARE: A
"POW-WOW" IS A FIRST
NATION GATHERING WITH
FEASTING - THAT
MEANS EATING LOTS
AND LOTS OF YUMMY
FOOD...

Bebe says MMMMMM!

Mo says SINGING,
DANCING AND...
WAIT FOR IT...
DRUMMING!

Bebe says HA!
FEASTING!
SINGING!
DANCING AND - WAIT
FOR IT - DRUMMING!
HAAH!
QUESTION.

Mo says YEAH?

Bebe says WHAT'S "FIRST
NATIONS" MEAN?

Mo says WELL, FIRST NATIONS MEANS
THE "FIRST PEOPLE" OR INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE OF CANADA.
THESE PEOPLE ALL BELONG
TO DIFFERENT GROUPS CALLED
"NATIONS.." AND THOSE NATIONS
ARE STILL AROUND TODAY!

Bebe says HUH.

Mo says YEAH.

Mo says THERE ARE OVER
600 FIRST NATIONS
COMMUNITIES ACROSS CANADA.
MANY OF THEM SPEAK THEIR
OWN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES.

An animated map shows the location of the communities across the country.

Bebe says OH COOL!

Mo says YEAH!
AND EVERY YEAR,
THEY GATHER
TOGETHER FOR A
BIG CELEBRATION
CALLED...

Bebe says A POW WOW!

Mo says YEAH!
HAHAHAHA!
EXACTLY!
HEHEHE!

(GOOSE SOUND)

Mo says YOU KNOW WHAT
THAT SOUND MEANS!

Bebe says UH-HUH!
IT'S GAVIN
THE GOOSE!
I WONDER WHERE
HE'S CALLING FROM?

On videocall, Gavin the goose says HI THERE YOU TWO!
YOU'LL NEVER GUESS
WHERE I AM TODAY!

Bebe says UMM, WHITE WATER
RAFTING IN JASPER?

Gavin says NOPE.

Mo says FLY FISHING ON
LAKE WINNIPEG?

Gavin says NO.
I'M IN THE
CITY OF VANCOUVER,
IN THE PROVINCE OF
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
AND I'M HERE TODAY
CHECKING OUT TOTEM POLES!

The animated map shows the location of Vancouver.

Mo says WHAT'S A
TOTEM POLE?

Gavin says A TOTEM POLE IS A LARGE
WOODEN POLE THAT'S CARVED BY
FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE OUT
OF A SINGLE TREE TRUNK!

Bebe says WOW!
THAT'S INCREDIBLE!

Mo says IS THAT A
BEAR IN THE MIDDLE?

Gavin says AH, INDEED IT IS MO!
EACH ANIMAL OR SYMBOL THAT'S
BEEN CARVED ALONG THE POLE IS
CALLED A "TOTEM"!
AND, YOU GOTTA'
LOVE THE EAGLE ON TOP!
CHECK IT OUT!
OH-OH!
WOW!
WHADDAYA THINK!

Mo says HAHAHAHA!
VERY COOL GAVIN!

Bebe says UH-HUM!

Gavin says WELL, THAT'S IT FOR ME.
TIME FOR ANOTHER ADVENT

He falls from the totem and says WHOA-WHOA-WHOA-WHOA!
WHAAA!
ADVENTUUUUUURE...

Mo and Bebe say GAVIN!!!

Bebe says ARE YOU
OKAY GAVIN?

Gavin says (HUFFING AND
PUFFING) GOOD THING I CAN FLY,

Gavin says EH?
HEHEHEHE!
TALK TO YA SOON!

Bebe says SEE YA GAVIN!
PHEW!
THAT WAS CLOSE!

Mo says UH-HUM!
OH, SPEAKING OF
CLOSE, IT'S ALMOST
TIME FOR THE POW-WOW!
WE BETTER HURRY!
DON'T WANT TO MISS IT!
C'MON!

Bebe says UH-HAH!

At the pow-wow, Mo says OH, HEY LOOK!
IT'S BOB
GOULAIS!
HE'S FROM NIPISSING
FIRST NATIONS.

Bebe says HUH!
HIYA BOB!

Bob says HI YOU TWO!
WELCOME TO THE
THREE FIRES
HOMECOMING POW-WOW!

Bob has long straight brown hair in a pulled back in a ponytail and wears a red shirt with aboriginal patterned embroidery and a beaded necklace. He holds a drum.

Mo says OH, THANKS FOR
HAVING US TODAY!

Bob says WE'RE REALLY
HAPPY TO HAVE YOU!

Mo says HA!
YOU WANT TO TRY
BOB'S DRUM,
DON'T YOU?

Bebe says says HUH?
HOW COULD
YOU TELL?

Bob says YOU WANNA GIVE
IT A TRY?

Bebe says WELL, IF
YOU INSIST.
HA!
OHHHHH!

Bob says C'MON BEBE!
GIVE IT ALL
YOU GOT!

Mo says YOU ASKED
FOR IT.

Bebe says HAHAHA.
OK, HERE I GO!

Bebe frantically plays the drum.

(OUT OF BREATH)

Bebe says HAHA!

Bob says VERY IMPRESSIVE!
IF YOU LIKE THAT,
YOU'LL DEFINITELY
LOVE OUR DRUM ARBOUR!

Mo says DRUM ARBOUR?
WHAT'S THAT?

Bob says A DRUM ARBOUR IS VERY
SPECIAL TO FIRST
NATIONS PEOPLE.
IT'S WHERE WE
GATHER AROUND A BIG,
BOOMING DRUMS AND
SING POW-WOW SONGS!

Bebe says DRUMMING AND
SINGING?
COULD THIS DAY
GET ANY BETTER?

Mo and Bebe say HAHAHAHA!

Bob says OH YES, I
THINK IT CAN!
THE POW-WOWS
GETTING STARTED!
C'MON!
LET'S GO!

Indigenous music plays as a group of First Nations native people play music, sing, and dance, in their regalias.

Bebe says POW-WOW'S
ARE THE COOLEST,
EH MO?

Mo says OH, I'LL SAY!
CANADA'S FIRST NATIONS
PEOPLE REALLY KNOW HOW
TO CELEBRATE!

Bob says NOW IT'S TIME TO
INVITE EVERYONE TO THE JOIN IN
THE POW-WOW
DANCE CIRCLE!
I'M LOOKING AT
YOU BEBE AND MO!

Bebe gasps and says HEAR
THAT, MO!
WE CAN JOIN THE
DANCE CIRCLE!

Mo says UH, AH, I DON'T
KNOW ABOUT THIS BEBE,
I'M NOT THE
BEST AT...

Bebe pushes him to the circle and says C'MON, MO!
LET'S GO!!!

Mo says UH-UH-UH-UH... NOT
A GOOD IDEA...

Bebe says GO, GO,
GO-GO-GO-GO!
(SING-SONG)

Bebe sings IT'S POW-WOW TIME!
IT'S POW-WOW TIME!...

Mo sings DRUMMING AND
DANCING MAKE ME
FEEL OH SO FINE!
HA!

Bebe says NICE ONE MO!

Mo says THANK YOU!

In animation, Canadian provinces appear as the song names them, completing the map of Canada.

The song says NOVA SCOTIA,
P.E.I., NEW BRUNSWICK,
NEWFOUNDLAND AND
LABRADOR, QUEBEC,
ONTARIO, MANITOBA
AND THERE ARE MORE.
B.C, ALBERTA, SASKATCHEWAN,
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES,
NUNAVUT, YUKON.
TEN PROVINCES,
THREE TERRITORIES,
EASTERN MARITIMES,
WESTERN PRAIRIES,
PROVINCES TEN
TERRITORIES THREE

The end credits roll.

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