Bones Of Crows | Official Trailer

Take a first look at Bones of Crows, a new must-see miniseries coming to CBC Gem on September 20. | Official Trailer Based on true events, Bones of Crows is an epic story of resilience told through the eyes of Cree matriarch Aline Spears. As a young child, she and her siblings are taken from their home in Manitoba and forced into Canada’s residential school system. Aline is a musical prodigy but her talents don’t shield her from the cruelty of residential school: she’s robbed of the use of her hand in a violent incident. And when the siblings make a desperate attempt to escape, their efforts end in tragedy. Looking toward a new future and fluent in Cree, Aline is working as a code talker during the Second World War when she meets her husband Adam, an infantry soldier. Together they face their troubled past and imagine a world where they can protect their children from danger. Over 100 years, Aline and her descendants fight against a reign of terror including starvatio