National Day for Truth and Reconciliation / Orange Shirt Day
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation / Orange Shirt Day
Film Screening of Bones of Crows
Sept 29 | 6:30 – 9 p.m. MT
Central Library
Join us for a free viewing of the film Bones of Crows, directed by Marie Clements, with special remarks from Calgary Public Library CEO Sarah Meilleur, BA’01 and UCalgary’s Dr. Michael Hart, PhD, vice-provost (Indigenous Engagement).
More about Bones of Crows
Bones of Crows is a multi-generational epic and story of resilience told through the eyes of Cree Matriarch Aline Spears (played throughout her life by Summer Testawich; Grace Dove, Monkey Beach; and Carla Rae, Rutherford Falls). Removed from their family home and forced into Canada’s residential school system, young musical prodigy Aline and her siblings are plunged into a struggle for survival. Over the next hundred years, Aline and her descendants fight against systemic starvation, racism and sexual abuse—and to build a more just future.