Bones of Crows is a psychological drama told through the eyes of Cree Matriarch Aline Spears, as she survives Canada's residential school system to continue her family's generational fight in the face of systemic starvation, racism, and sexual abuse. She uses her uncanny ability to understand and translate codes into working for a special division of the Canadian Air Force as a Cree code talker in World War II. Confronted by her traumatic past as she embarks on a classified mission during the war, she realizes the devastating secrets long buried in her are shared. The series is an expanded story from the feature film version
first part of this five-part hour-long drama told through the eyes of Cree Matriarch, Aline Spears through her life
Bones of Crows is a psychological drama told through the eyes of Cree Matriarch Aline Spears, as she survives Canada's residential school system to continue her family's generational fight in the face of systemic starvation, racism, and sexual abuse. She uses her uncanny ability to understand and translate codes into working for a special division of the Canadian Air Force as a Cree code talker in World War II. Confronted by her traumatic past as she embarks on a classified mission during the war, she realizes the devastating secrets long buried in her are shared. The series is an expanded story from the feature film version
Grace Dove , Jonathan Whitesell , Stefany Mathias
Grana Productions , CBC
