Bones of Crows

Cree Matriarch Aline Spears survives Canada's residential school system to continue her family's generational fight in the face of systemic starvation, racism, and sexual abuse. The story unfolds over one hundred years with a cumulative force that propels us into the future.

en
Drama
Created By

Marie Clements

First Aired on

Sep 20, 2023

1 seaons till Oct 18, 2023

Popularity: 9.739
5 votes
Networks
(CA)
Production

Ayasew Ooskana PicturesEagle Vision (CA)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: To Be Here

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 5 episodes

Miniseries

Aired

5 Episodes
  • Episode 1To Be Starved44 min

    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.

  • Episode 2To Be Seperated44 min

    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.

  • Episode 3To Be Denied50 min

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

  • Episode 4To Let Go44 min

    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.

  • Episode 5To Be Here47 min

    Taylor and Aline travel to the Vatican, where Aline confronts her past - and inspires a pivotal discovery. Jakes joins his family's work and a concert becomes an opportunity for reconnection and healing. Through art and music, the entire Spears family comes together.

Crew & Team

Marie Clements

Writer

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