In the 17th century, a Native American tribe's peaceful existence is disrupted by the arrival of European colonizers. A student and teacher clash over cultural assimilation, while a missionary aims to convert the tribe. Amidst the conflict, a wolf is killed and tensions escalate, leading to a tragic murder and the threat of cultural genocide.

The story of Chanie "Charlie" Wenjack, whose death sparked the first inquest into the treatment of Indigenous children in Canadian residential schools.