Overview

When a government representative announces that he intends to reunite an orphaned orca with his pod by transporting him hundreds of miles over dry land, the Mowachaht-Muchalaht First Nations Band, which believes that the spirit of their late chief resides in the majestic ocean mammal, does everything within their power to thwart the controversial plan. As the community grows increasingly divided over how to handle the situation, a young aboriginal boy wrestles with his own identity and new Band chief Mike Maquinna prepares for the trial by fire that could shape his entire future.

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Cast

Adam Beach

Mike Maquinna

Graham Greene

Bill Louis

Tantoo Cardinal

Gloria Maquinna

Jason Priestley

Ted Jeffries

Aaron Miko

Adam

Erin Karpluk

Jill Mackay

Michelle Harrison

Jane Kimball

David James Lewis

Murray Novak (as David Lewis)

Tom McBeath

Ernie Ivers

Barbara Tyson

Lucy

Nels Lennarson

Chris Bardecki

Tinsel Korey

Annie