Not long ago, residential school walls stood in silence, bearing witness to stories too heavy for even the wind to carry away.

In this claymation animated short, two young boys—Animkii and Makwa—embark on a journey of rediscovery after a classroom lesson stirs echoes of a history their families once kept quiet. Guided by an elder and the stories stitched into the land, they begin to uncover the strength of their people—and themselves.