Cree matriarch Aline Spears 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.
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Grace Dove as Aline Spears
Phillip Forest Lewitski as Adam Whallach
Rémy Girard as Father Jacobs
Karine Vanasse as Sister Ruth
Alyssa Wapanatâhk as Perseverance Spears
Michelle Thrush as January Spears
Glen Gould as Matthew Spears
Gail Maurice as Older Taylor Whallach
Carla-Rae as Older Aline Spears
Cara Gee as Percy Whallach
Jonathan Whitesell as Thomas Miller
Patrick Garrow as Archbishop Thomas Miller
Summer Testawich as Young Aline Spears
Sierra Rose McRae as Young Perseverance Spears
Ethan Evans as Preteen Johnnie
Payne Merasty as Young Tye Spears
Alanis Obomsawin as TRC Film Director
Joshua Odjick as Jake Whallach
Paulina Alexis as Immpy
Conner Alook-Oar as Askuwheteau
Gerald Auger as Chief Wandering Spirit
Shannon Baker as Sally Whallach
Linden Banks as Father Walters
Marcio Barauna as Italian Translator
Tanaya Beatty as Taylor
Tim Beckmann as Dr. Douglas
Mariel Belanger as Old Native Auntie #1
Sharla Berg as Old Native Auntie #2
Neville Bowman as RCMP Constable #2
Lesli Brownlee as Sister Theresa
Guy Castonguay as Bishop Willis
Kindall Charters as Charlie Tomkins
Dean Christy as Archbishop Dresser
Harrison Coe as Father Claude
Marcel Jayden Ray Commodore as Baby Jake Whallach
Jonathon Connelly as Josh Sanders
Jaina Dargatz as Young Percy Whallach
Nancy Duchaine as Sister Mary
Cameron Fraser-Monroe as Young Dr. Tim Wallach
Teya Gabriel as Young Taylor Whallach
Alexey Gammer as Father John
Rosemary Georgeson as Female Inmate
Jeff Gladstone as Roger Wells
Michael Goudge as Justice of the Peace
Dominic Greco as Pope Benedict XVI
Jenn Griffin as Barbra
Brett Harris as Dr. Dune
Nick Heffelfinger as Father Davis
Kendra Hesketh as Catholic Nun Nurse #2
Trevor Hinton as Daddy John
Benjamin Jacobson as Jewish Boy
Margo Kane as Grandma Mary Whallach
Claude Knowlton as Monsignor Louis Caron
Carter Kus as Freddie
Daryll Laboucan as Askuwheteau's Father
Wayne Lavallee as Dwayne Todd
Ava Ahn Le as Young Talia Spears
Kevin Loring as Older Jake Whallach
Allan Luna as Army Code Instructor
Mayson Marshall as Indigenous Choir Girl
Trina McDonald as Stern Guard One
Ridley Havok McLeod as Todd the Toad
Alain Mickelson as Elder
Jeremy O'Driscoll as Recruitment Officer
Valerie Oliver as Chief
Thomas Orr-Loney as James
Jayden Paul as Mike Hill
Tahmoh Penikett as Major Stevens
Lucas Penner as RCMP Constable One
Ruth Peters as Askuwheteau's Mother
Tyler Peters as Young Adam Whallach
Kwecta'mn Pierre as Teen Perseverance Spears
Nathan Plumite as Young Police Officer
Vance Potter as Father Stevens
Shannon Rattai as Sister Colette
Devin Rennie as Young David
Regan Ross as Stoney Guard
Dane Stevens as Chief of Police
Jaxon Swakum-Malloway as Joseph Wilson
John Tench as Trueman Quinn
Astrid Trueman as Bitty Tits
Corey Turner as White John
Ron Wear as Jimmy the Pimp
Jesse Zubot as Symphony Conductor
Denis Corbett as Concert goer (uncredited)
Yolanda Corbett as Concert goer (uncredited)
Tess Hunter as Tank
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