''By the Rapids'' is Mohawk-language animated television show that originally aired on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) from 2008 to 2012. It was the first Indigenous animated television series in Canada. The series centers on Cory Littlehorn, a teenager whose family moves from the urban setting of Toronto to the small Native community where his parents grew up and the humor of day-to-day life in a small town. It was created by Joseph Lazare who drew from his experience of moving when he was a teenager from Kahnawake, a Mohawk reserve outside of Montreal, to Toronto. Lazare has stated that it was his intent to create a show that "was special to our community but wasn't neglecting people from the outside." Additionally, he wanted to show that his culture was filled with a variety of types of people with different lifestyles.

Characters

Joseph Lazare: *Cory *Regis, Cory's uncle *Kim *Ado Darho Kaniehtiio Horn: *Karen, Cory's cousin *Oneida Others: *Waneek Horn Miller *A1T2 Mighty 5 Nations (M5N): *Mohawk, guy who curls a dumbbell. His totem is Eagle. *Oneida, girl with brown hair, 3 feathers, no purple shawl, heels *Onondaga, guy *Seneca, girl with black hair, 1 feather, glasses, purple headband, shoots arrows. She initiates Super Mighty Warrior. *Kayuga, guy *Tuscarora the uncounted towel boy with glasses, Sene is afraid he will be hurt. His totem is Rock which he can become as the SMW head. Becomes dispatcher after secretly helping. Injusticers: *Ado Darho *Father Fauhder *Bucky, the most evil buck tooth beaver. He gets enlarged. *Queen Vexin, commands army of robot bees. She gets shrunk. *Firewater Man

Episodes

"Mighty 5 Nations in: Invasion of Turtle Island" in TV guides is actually listed onscreen as "BY THE RAPIDS PRESENTS THE MIGHTY 5 NATIONS IN INVASION AT TURTLE ISLAND".

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

APTN hosts this.http://aptn.ca/bytherapids/about/season-3/

References

External links

By the Rapids APTN site
* {{IMDb title, 1974231, By the Rapids 2008 Canadian television series debuts 2012 Canadian television series endings 2000s Canadian adult animated television series 2010s Canadian adult animated television series Canadian adult animated comedy television series Aboriginal Peoples Television Network original programming Mohawk culture Animated television series about dysfunctional families Television shows set in Canada First Nations television series