Attraverso gli occhi della matriarca Aline Spears, che sopravvive al sistema delle scuole residenziali canadesi e continua la lotta generazionale della sua famiglia di fronte all'inedia sistemica, al razzismo e agli abusi sessuali.
Conservando la sua lingua Cree, una donna sopravvive al suo passato traumatico nel sistema scolastico residenziale canadese e continua la lotta generazionale della sua famiglia contro la fame sistemica, il razzismo e gli abusi sessuali.
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 with 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.
