Bones of Crows

2023-09-20 Drama 8

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.

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First Aired

2023-09-20
Last Aired

2023-10-18
Creator

Marie Clements
Genre

Drama
Seasons

1
Episodes

5
Status

Ended
Language

English, Français
Network

CBC Television

Keywords:

child abuse catholic church cree indian miscarriage of justice indigenous peoples native canadian canadian

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Season 1

1. To Be Starved

Cree piano prodigy Aline Spears and her siblings are torn from their family and forced into residentia...More

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.Less

44mins 2023-09-20

2. To Be Seperated

Aline reconnects with her sister Perseverance, which resurfaces memories of a daring attempt to escape...More

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.Less

44mins 2023-09-27

3. To Be Denied

Aline struggles to support her family while Adam, denied his veteran's pension, is cast adrift. When t...More

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.Less

50mins 2023-10-04

4. To Let Go

Advancing her work on the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Affairs, Taylor returns to her childhood home...More

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.Less

44mins 2023-10-11

5. To Be Here

Taylor and Aline travel to the Vatican, where Aline confronts her past - and inspires a pivotal discov...More

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.Less