Reviews with content warning for Alcohol - Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City

This was a well-written and incredibly hard read (listen). Talaga took the time to create a portrait of each of the seven fallen feathers - who they were, what they were like, the things they liked to do. Every time a new person was introduced I found myself hoping that nothing would happen to them, even though I knew they would. This portrait of the challenges of Indigenous life in Thunder Bay is heartbreaking and felt so human. The interconnectedness of the community made it an even harder read. Everyone was trying so hard to keep these young people safe and were failed by so many systems, no matter what they did. I highly recommend this for anyone looking to learn more about Indigenous life in Canada, and in particular why people are fighting so hard for things like having the TRC calls to action implemented by all levels of government.

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dark informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

Seven Fallen Feathers is a portrait of not only the tragic events of itself, but the efforts to seek justice. From 2000 to 2011, 7 Indigenous high school students were murder in Thunder Bay and how the Thunder Bay Police and Canadian government failed the fate of the victims and brought them justice. The prophecy of how Indigenous parents are sending their kids to Dennis Franklin to die. Truly shows the lack of support,the outright racism in the judicial and political system, and the absence of human rights in northern ontario.

This book fuels the anger and cries for a need for change .

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