American Indian Film Festival: Funny, magical and heartfelt...

This animated series introduces native aboriginal folklore in a humorous and entertaining way. The characters tell the stories through the adventures of Raven, one of the most powerful deities of Native American mythology. Each episode focuses on a tale that has been adapted from the folklore of many aboriginal nations including Cree, Haida, Salish, Comanche, Navaho and other Native American stories. Come… enjoy the wisdom of indigenous peoples.

Titles include:

Raven Tales: How Raven Stole the Sun
Join Raven, Eagle, and Frog in a land before time! Together they will learn the secret that will release light and life into the world, a secret that might just burn a few feathers as well!

Raven Tales: Raven and the First People
Raven, Frog, and Eagle discover the first humans in a giant clamshell washed up on the beach. Can Raven teach these ‘people’ how to survive in this new world before they drive him crazy in the process?

Raven Tales: The Sea-Wolf
A young man named Gwai asks Frog for help with his poor fishing skills. She tells him the story of the Sea Wolf, a great creature who has lived in the sea since the time of creation.

Raven Tales: Gone Fishin’
Raven teams up with Qos and Widi to throw a fishing contest between Eagle and a mysterious giant bird called the Kulos. With all the fish in the village on the line, will Raven be able to pull off his greatest trick yet?

Raven Tales: Child of Tears
Qos and Igis are unable to have a child, so Frog tells Igis to visit Dzunakwa, an old witch who lives deep in the forest. Dzunakwa agrees to help her, and tells Igis to mix her tears together with a handful of dirt to form the shape of a little child. Dzunakwa brings it to life, and little Klundux is born! But will the children of the village accept this little child made of tears, and what terrible price shall be paid for Dzunakwa’s help?

Raven Tales: Howl at the Moon
The people of the village have been kept awake from the howling of the wolves, so they decide to send a party into the woods to flush them out. During the hunt, Wina becomes separated from the others in a sudden storm but he is rescued by a pair of mysterious strangers who nurse him back to health. After the storm, he reappears in the village and tells the stunned villagers about his new friends.

Raven Tales: Love & War
Qos asks Raven to help him win the heart of Igis, a young woman who is too vain to love anyone but herself. Raven asks Qos to collect the snow from Igis’s footprints, a tuft of her hair, and some of her old clothes to build a snowman. With a puff of his breath, Raven brings the snowman to life and names him Moowis, telling Qos that it will teach Igis the true meaning of love. But Qos is shocked when Igis falls in love with Moowis instead!

Raven Tales: Bald Eagle
One day, the Great Spirit comes to visit and asks the brothers to fly him over the world he has created. According to Eagle, the Great Spirit rewards his service with a crown of white feathers on his head, but Raven remembers a different story and tells the children what really happened…

Raven Tales: Raven and the Coyote
When Raven overhears the story of the trickster Coyote, he becomes determined to prove that he is the greatest trickster and decides to trick Coyote into trying to fly.

Raven Tales: The Rough Face Girl
After Dra is made fun of for being a girl, Frog tells her the story of Rough Face, a young girl who showed the people of her village that true beauty lies within.

Raven Tales: Raven Gets Sick
When the First People get sick for the first time, nobody understands what is happening. But then Frog arrives and tells the story of how sickness first came.

Raven Tales: The Flood
When tiny Mouse Woman warns the children of the First People that a great flood is coming, the children must convince their parents to flee to the safety of the mountain.

Raven Tales: The Gathering
After the village of the First People is devastated by the great flood, the Kulos, Sea Wolf, and Dzunakwa join the animals to help the people rebuild.

Raven Tales: Dream, Dream, Dream
Gwayum is worried because her son is always daydreaming. Frog advises her not to worry, telling her the story of how the Great Spirit dreamed the world into existence.

Raven Tales: Dog Days
When the children find a huge set of footprints, they become scared, but the footprints belong to friendly Dog, and he takes them to meet a giant who is oddly familiar.

Raven Tales: Great Bear Rock
The children are playing games in the forest, and Winadzi is being a poor sport. Showing off, he winds up trapped on a high ledge, but he’s too proud to ask for help.

Raven Tales: Baby Blues
Widi’s new baby sister only stops crying if she has Widi’s warrior doll, but Widi runs away with it. Frog finds him and tells him a story about sacrifice.

Raven Tales: Starlight Starbright
Sitting outside staring at the stars, the children wonder aloud how they came to take the shapes that they make in the sky. Overhearing them, Eagle tells them the story.

Raven Tales: The Games
When the men awake on a strange shore after being blown out to sea, they find a village of people much like themselves, complete with their own raven, eagle, and frog!

Raven Tales: Spiders and Dreams
When Dza’s nightmares leave her scared and confused, Wina says he’ll watch over her while she sleeps, but, when he falls asleep, too, he meets Spider in the dream world.

Raven Tales: Bukwas
When Bukwas steals the souls of Wina, Gwai, and Qos, brave Igis sets off with Raven to rescue them, but Raven’s plan to trick Bukwas may put their souls at risk too!

Raven Tales: Work and Play
All Klundux wants to do is play, so he decides to live on his own in the forest with Raven. After a few days of rain and no food, Klundux starts to regret his decision.

Raven Tales: Change and Butterflies
The Great Spirit tells the children that change is coming and gives them a gift to teach them about change, growth, and responsibility, four small cocoons.

Raven Tales: A Day in the Life
As the villagers work hard at their chores, Raven works hard avoiding them. After escaping to the forest, he finds himself in the middle of a dispute over a giant salmon.

Raven Tales: The Return of Kulos
When S’gaana the whale won’t allow the villagers to fish, Wina decides to fight back, finding inspiration in a series of visions he has of the great Kulos.

Raven Tales: Musicians of the Sun
Snow has trapped the people inside, so Frog tells the story of when the Great Spirit sent Raven to free the Musicians of the Sun to bring light and music into the world.