Bones of Crows

Cree piano prodigy Aline Spears and her siblings are torn from their family and forced into residential school. Now a WWII code talker, Spears and her husband, confront the spectres of their pasts.

Aline reconnects with her sister Perseverance, which resurfaces memories of a daring attempt to escape residential school – and its irrevocable consequences on all four Spears siblings.

Aline struggles to support her family while Adam, denied his veteran’s pension, is cast adrift. When their children take action against a local priest, Aline experiences a crisis of faith.

Advancing her work on the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Affairs, Taylor returns to her childhood home. A tense Thanksgiving dinner between the family spurs Jake to reach out to his father’s family.

Taylor and Aline travel to the Vatican where confronting the past sparks a pivotal discovery. Jake joins his family’s work and a concert becomes an opportunity for reconnection and healing.