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807 reviews for:
Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City
Tanya Talaga
4.58 AVERAGE
807 reviews for:
Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City
Tanya Talaga
4.58 AVERAGE
Every Canadian should read. Heart breaking stories that need to be told and very well written.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Suicide attempt
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
Although absolutely tragic and hard to read at times, this is required reading for all Canadians. Full stop.
Truly heartbreaking.
From the horrors of residential schools, to the dismissiveness of police departments, to the price of food on the reserves, to the high rates of hate crimes, to the lack of public funding, one would think that this type of stories would be everywhere and raise public indignation. It saddens me to see how far we are from that.
Also, I get all the public official apologies extended to Indigenous communities, but wouldn't it make sense to stop the harm first before to even consider any type of reconciliation... ?
From the horrors of residential schools, to the dismissiveness of police departments, to the price of food on the reserves, to the high rates of hate crimes, to the lack of public funding, one would think that this type of stories would be everywhere and raise public indignation. It saddens me to see how far we are from that.
Also, I get all the public official apologies extended to Indigenous communities, but wouldn't it make sense to stop the harm first before to even consider any type of reconciliation... ?
Must read, this book is a necessity. I cried a lot throughout this book, but it really outlined the issues and intergenerational trauma faced by the Indigenous community. It was part of my curriculum within the field of Early Childhood Studies, but I truly wish I read it in high school.
I read this for the Read Harder task to read a work of investigative journalism by an author of color. It's a tough read. There are no easy answers, not what happened to these children or how to keep it from happening again. The end of Canada's residential school system for First Nations children was far from the end of their educational difficulties. The author paints a heartbreaking picture of a culture torn down by colonialism until they are unable to keep their children safe in a country that remains deeply hostile to them.
This is an eye-opening book about seven indigenous youth who have died in Thunder Bay when they have left home to attend school. The racism exposed in this book is shocking. We Canadians often tsk and wag our fingers at other nations but it’s time we started looking at ourselves with a more critical eye.
dark
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism