Review by GEORGE R WARBURTON
Sad, and surprising. Well worth the watch. Fills in a lot of missing pieces for us, that we either did NOT get from the news, or for some other reason missed.
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Subject
- Adult child abuse victims--Canada--Fiction
- Canada--History--Fiction
- Ciphers--Fiction
- First Nations--Abuse of--Canada--Fiction
- Indigenous peoples--Canada--Cultural assimilation--Fiction
- Indigenous peoples--Canada--Residential schools--Fiction
- Man-woman relationships--Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945--Fiction
- Cree--Fiction
- Indigenous children--Abuse of--Canada--Fiction
- Indigenous code talkers--Canada--Fiction
- Indigenous families--Canada--Cultural assimilation--Fiction
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| Availability Label | Location | Shelfmark | Availability | Reservations |
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Calvin Park Branch | DVD Bones | On loan until: 09/May/25 |
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Cloyne Branch | DVD Bones | Copies Available |
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Sydenham Branch | DVD Bones | Copies Available |
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Cataraqui Centre | DVD Bones | Copies Available |
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Summary & Details
Full Record Details Table
| Title Statement | Bones of crows [videorecording] / written and directed by Marie Clements. |
|---|---|
| Additional Contributors | Clements, Marie,1962- |
| Dove, Grace | |
| Girard, Remy | |
| Lewitski, Phillip | |
| Vanasse, Karine,1983- | |
| Publication | [United States]: Elevation Pictures,2023. |
| Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (129 minutes) |
| Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 191329255315 |
| Other Number | av07381384 |
| General Notes | Title from container. |
| Performance Credits | Grace Dove, Phillip Lewitski, Remy Girard, Karine Vanasse. |
| Audience & Ratings | Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A. |
| Languages | Audio track in English, French, captions in English, French. |
| System Details | DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
| Terms of Use | For private home use only. |
| Summary | Told through the eyes of Cree Matriarch Aline Spears as she survives a childhood in 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. The story unfolds over 100 years with a cumulative force that propels us into the future. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Adult child abuse victims--Fiction--Canada |
| Ciphers--Fiction | |
| First Nations--Fiction--Abuse of--Canada | |
| Indigenous peoples--Fiction--Cultural assimilation--Canada | |
| Indigenous peoples--Fiction--Residential schools--Canada | |
| Man-woman relationships--Fiction | |
| World War, 1939-1945--Fiction | |
| Cree--Fiction | |
| Indigenous children--Fiction--Abuse of--Canada | |
| Indigenous code talkers--Fiction--Canada | |
| Indigenous families--Fiction--Cultural assimilation--Canada | |
| By Location | Canada--Fiction--History |
| By Genre | Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Fiction films | |
| Feature films | |
| Historical films | |
