Shawnouk,ayoungAtikamekw,commitsacrime.Afterescapingintotheforest,hereturnstohiscommunity,wherehetrieshealingbyinvestingthenativetraditionalism."Beforethestreets"iscastalmostentirelybynon-professionalAtikamekwactorsperformingintheirownlanguage,andintheauthenticityoftheirnativevillage.