Valerie Oliver

Three storylines, spanning thousands of years, intersect and reflect on hope, connection, and the circle of life.

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.

After the death of her mother, a young girl finds her strength and reconnects to her world.