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The Crying Fields

The Crying Fields

2019•19m•Documentary

A discovery on a small reservation in Alberta reveals the truth behind a 70-year old lie that has changed the community and its people forever.

A deep dive into the history of the Canadian Government and the Department of National Defence leasing First Nations reserves as practice bombing ranges during World War I and World War II. This documentary follows the Enoch Cree Nation's process of developing it's land claim against the Canadian Government following the discovery of active landmines in the heart of the nation's cultural lands and golf course in 2014, almost 70 years later.

Hayley Morin · Writer

Hayley Morin · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime19m
LanguageEN
Release DateJul 15, 2019
Budget$40,000

Actors

Jared Morin

Himself

Billy Morin

Himself

Hayley Morin

Narrator

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