Tiga Talk

*Tiga Talk*
Tiga Talk
	Logo
Created by	Irene Green, Hilary Pryor
Starring	Irene Green; Art Napoleon; Kate-La Faith Hanuse; Gabriel Paul; shauntelle Dick-Charleson; Isaac Elijah; Kyra Heberlein; Calvin Cooke; Brian Culp (puppeteer); Ingrid Hansen (puppeteer); Steve Barker (puppeteer); Rob Hunter (puppeteer)
Opening theme	Composed by Ry Moran
Country of origin	Canada
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	43 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Irene Green; Hilary Pryor
Producers	Irene Green; Hilary Pryor
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	APTN
Release	November 19, 2008

Tiga Talk! is a Canadian children's television series featuring a wolf cub puppet called Tiga. Produced for the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network in Canada, the show uses puppets and live-action stories to explore First Nations culture.^[1]

Cast[edit]

Irene Green as Kokum
Art Napoleon as Dad
Kate-La Faith Hanuse as Jodie
Michaela Fraser as Kimmie
Gabriel Paul as Jason
Shauntelle Dick-Charleson as Alice
Isaac Elijah as Jack
Kyra Heberlein as Tessa
Calvin Cooke as Kyle

Puppeteers[edit]

Brian Culp - Tiga the Wolf
Ingrid Hansen - Gertie the Gopher
Steve Barker operates Gavin the Canada Goose
Rob Hunter

Location[edit]

Filming occurs at various locations including the city of Victoria, Little Raven pre-school, Kuper Island First Nations and Nitinat Lake^[1]

Episodes[edit]

There are four seasons of Tiga Talk! included six episodes in 2008, thirteen episodes in 2009, thirteen episodes in 2010, and eleven episodes in 2011.

Season 1: (2008)[edit]

Shh is for Sharing
Fuh is for Friends
SSS is for Smiling
Guh is for Growing
LLL is for Listening
CCC is for Caring

Season 2: (2009)[edit]

Dreams
Birthdays
Keep Trying
Dwellings
Dance
Safety
Food
Food Preparation
Exercise
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter

Season 3: (2010)[edit]

Building
Appreciate the World We See
Listen to the World
Remembering the Past
Keep Smiling
Competition
Dressing Up
Making Music
Trees
Babies
Treasures
Giving Gifts
Camping

Season 4: (2011)[edit]

Laughter
Hands and Feet
Tiga and Hiccups
Moving
Do It On My Own
I Feel Left Out
Where Is It?
I Want A Pet
What Shall I Wear
Who's That?
Cook Out!

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Press Release #3 TIGA TALK! A 6-PART CHILDREN'S SERIES FOR APTN PREMIERES NOVEMBER 19, 8:30 am ET/MT, 7:30 AM, BC" (PDF). Hummingbird Take Two and May Street Productions. October 27, 2008. Retrieved 2010-03-05.

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[concept/-1] "Press Release #3 TIGA TALK! A 6-PART CHILDREN'S SERIES FOR APTN PREMIERES NOVEMBER 19, 8:30 am ET/MT, 7:30 AM, BC" (PDF). Hummingbird Take Two and May Street Productions. October 27, 2008. Retrieved 2010-03-05.

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