Bunk #7 is the true story of 6 boys and the student-led riot in 1960-61 at the Edmonton Indian Residential School in St. Albert, Alberta. When their favourite English Supervisor is suddenly fired, a perfect storm ignites causing the boys to rise up and revolt against conditions and incidents at the institution. Its central image is cultural resilience—the capability of a cultural system to absorb adversity, deal with change and continue to develop.
