In 1976, the Red Crow Mi'kmaq reservation is under government control, forcing every child under 16 to attend residential school. Aila, a 15-year-old "weed princess," avoids the harsh St. Dymphna's school by paying the "truancy tax" to the sadistic Indian agent, Popper. When her drug money is stolen and her father Joseph returns from prison, Aila's world is turned upside down. She must choose between running or fighting, as the Mi'kmaq people never run.
Rhymes for Young Ghouls
On the Red Crow Mi'kmaq reservation in 1976, a government decree forces every Indian child under 16 to attend residential school, effectively imprisoning them at St. Dymphna's and leaving them vulnerable to the whims of those in charge.
