Created by Hollywood's first California Native showrunner, the historic animated preschool series' second season debuted on May 8.
“As much as I’m happy to put California back on the map and show off our art and culture, indigeneity can be celebrated all over the world,” Valencia tells. “We’ve expanded different stories based on a lot of the writers that we’ve had in the room and what tribes they were from because they had that direct connection. But for season two, the kids get their ocean powers, so we can open up to different tribes, like those in Hawaii. There’s room for so much.
In line with season two’s finale, which saw the spirit rangers battling trickster spirits who started an oil spill in the park and ocean, the new set of stories will feature several environmentally focused episodes. That includes “Sage Advice,” about protecting white sage; “Wild Flowers,” centering on California species; and “Blizzards and Blankets,” an episode that discusses climate change and features a polar bear that gets lost in California.
“We’re talking about our wildflowers — don’t crush the poppies. Thanks to social media, we’ve seen all the photos and need to get a grip on that,” theEP and showrunner says. “White sage is very commercialized and stolen from places. Urban Outfitters has so much white sage, and it’s like, how do you get? Probably illegally. So we tried to talk about that.”
Additionally, Valencia co-wrote an episode celebrating elders with Joy Harjo, who served three terms as the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States. Harjo will also voice a character in “The Great Oak Tree Spirit” episode. “She’s another Native woman writer that I’ve looked up to for so long, one of the few in her space,” Valencia tells. “We wrote a script together, all celebrating our Native elders. That was a story that’s really special. I think there’s a misconception on what Native elders look like. They’re like the cigar store Indian or the mystic. So tackling all that with her was really fun.”
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