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Devastating. 😢 A reminder there is serious work for the Americas to do with respect to racism against Indigenous peoples and the consequences stemming from colonialism. Heavy prices continue to be paid, even by the most vulnerable.

From this year's TBR
#ittakesallkinds #truecrime

I‘m home today and checking things off my ‘to do‘ list. This book is heartbreaking. Canada, Ontario, Settlers, have failed indigenous peoples and children over and over! TT is a phenomenal and engaging writer but it sucks that this book had to be written

I‘m finished my Alpine Lodge set. Now to rearrange my fireplace mantle and set up the winter scene.

Working on my Lego and trying to take deep breaths. This book is soul crushing

My chores aren‘t done, so next audio book in the queue

Wow, this is so sad. And aggravating that not enough is being done to help the indigenous kids and their communities. It‘s an eye-opener and definitely worth reading. There are some repetitive bits and the author kind of went all over the place sometimes – between telling the kids‘ stories, then working in other information about other people or communities. But really worth the read.

30 book recommendations in 30 days...

Day 21: Again, difficult to read, but I feel it is so valuable, especially for Canadians. Knowing that the effects of colonization, residential schools, the 60's scoop are not in the past, is something we all need to be aware of. This book really helps you understand that our Indigenous communities (and especially youth) are still vulnerable & in pain. We need to do better. #30recsin30days
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This is the story of 7 Indigenous children in Thunder Bay that first went missing, and were later found dead in the river. Everything that happened came down to racism. BIPOC folx have been telling us over and over again about the systemic racism they face. Environment. Healthcare. Education. Housing. And so much more. This book asks—when BIPOC go missing…who‘s really looking for them? This book will be banned if it isn‘t already.Read it.

Check out my book review on Book Interrupted‘s Manuscript Monday. https://www.bookinterrupted.com/post/manuscript-monday-seven-fallen-feathers

This book was exceptional, challenging and necessary. The conditions that our colonial government have put indigenous people in is repulsive. I have some education concerning residential schools, the 60‘s scoop, racism, suicide, inequality in education, healthcare and drinking water, but even then this book hit me hard. Hearing the stories from the community and families. I pray for the 8th prophecy and will continue to be an allies. A must read!

Even after the last residential school closed, Indigenous children are still being flown in to school far away from their roots to get an education under “Canadian” standards in Thunder Bay. But students are dying with no clear answers on on how or even why. Journalist Tanya Talaga and her incredible storytelling are on full display about systematic racism, abuse, the failure of the policing and justice systems in Canada, and Indigenous rights.

Talaga combines amazing journalistic skills with wonderful story-telling skills to weave an incredible book that should be required reading for every Canadian. How are we in 2022 and still haven't addressed so many of the issues this book details? And how is the Thunderbay police force still such a complete dumpster fire?!

Thank you to the Storykeepers Podcast for surfacing this and so many other wonderful books by Indigenous authors for my TBR.

Many northern indigenous communities in Canada have no high schools available, forcing families to send their kids to Thunder Bay to boarding school for education. From 2000 to 2011, 7 of those kids died, mostly under similar, suspicious circumstances and all ignored by the authorities. This is their heartbreaking story, forcing us to look at something that shouldn‘t be happening. This book is phenomenal.

1. Tagged plus together apart
2. About tagged that this sort of thing isnt covered in the education system. About together apart, the first story kind of ended on a cliffhanger.
Thanks flr the tag @RamsFan1963 #two4tuesday @TheSpineView

I've been working to expand my knowledge of Indigenous issues and this book was a very sobering reminder of the extent of systemic racism in our country (and others) and that there are many current issues beyond what most people know or acknowledge. I encourage everyone to read this very important book.

Traveling in Northern Ontario so it seems like an appropriate time to start this book.

This was a very difficult book to read, but very important.

So painful and so powerful. This story is of missing native children, sent away to high schools far from their remote homes because there is no school in their communities, and subject to neglect and racism in their adopted city…and when they go missing extreme mishandling by the police. From not bothering to search for them for days after they are reported missing, to never notifying their families back home, to declaring their death an ⤵️

This broke my heart for each of the seven and their families. If you‘re a social justice reader, curious about how caste systems work in action, this is a must read. Talaga suffuses every page with details of life for people of the First Nations. I‘m so mad at Canada‘s government and police for mistreating these cases.

Full review http://www.TheBibliophage.com #thebibliophage2021 #nonfictionnerds #nonfictionchallenge2021 #byanativeauthor

Friday night. This is how we do it . 🥰

#hoopla alert! This book is our May group read for #nonfictionnerds, and it‘s available on audio and in ebook format! Join us on Goodreads.

#Lies #oppositeday
@TheKidUpstairs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

A disheartening look at the racism and indifference which allowed injustice and violence to continue into recent years. Deplorable. Occasionally, the stories felt blended together.

Keeping people down by rigging the system....

#Truth books from my goodreads list.

#flyhighJuly @Eggs

This is a heartbreaking, harrowing read, written with sensitivity and respect. The stories of the seven fallen feathers -- seven Indigenous youth who died while attending high school in Thunder Bay, Ontario -- have their roots in a history of systemic discrimination, poverty and abuse. Every Canadian needs to read this book, and every Canadian needs to work to change things.

This is not just the stories of The Seven. It's about their families, their communities, the histories of those communities, and the wider impacts of their deaths. It's written so respectfully, and it is so emotionally impactful.

#booked2020 #liveandlearn
@4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen

Lots of #audiocleaning and #audiobaking happening today. This year, I want to better understand Indigenous issues in my country. In the last year, I've realized I know nothing about the history or the current struggles of Indigenous people in Canada. It's something that has definitely been ignored and swept under the rug. It's not easy to listen to, but I feel it's incredibly important that these stories are heard.

“Racism, Death, and hard truths in a Northern City.” - I‘m only 10% in, and it‘s only January, but this book is gonna be on my year end no doubt.

Current #readathon totals: 4 hours and 10 minutes for #24in48 and 8 hours and 45 minutes for #24B4Monday.

Just finished Tanya Talaga‘s nonfiction book about the deaths of 7 Indigenous teens in Northern Ontario. This is an incredibly powerful and disturbing story.

The book title is based on this beautiful painting by Ojibwa artist Christian Morrisseau, whose son was one of the seven who died.

1. Born in Minnesota. Live in California. Identify with both.
2. Susan Forward
3. 624
4. Bed
5. Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga

@tessavi #littenintro

Wow. Never knew. A nonfiction account of abuse against indigenous people of Canada and specifically the deaths of seven youth in Turtle Bay, Ontario. 5 stars for content. 3 stars for writing which was confusing with the heavy use of acronyms.

Reading this while my husband watched a war movie, Sand Castle, and now his favorite, Hallmark Christmas movies.

This book is heartbreaking. Important to read, important for the deep systemic racism in Canada to be brought to attention and hopefully changed. But so heartbreaking to read about the deaths of highschool kids, and the conditions that put them in such a vulnerable position.

#bookmail and green tea latte helping me get through this very grey day. Even though the bookmail in question is on such a hard topic. I read the first few chapters from the library but my loan expired and it's got a holds list a mile long, so I just ordered my own copy. I'd read enough to know I'd like my own copy for reference.

birthday book haul! Seven Fallen Feathers (nf), The Red Power Murders (f), and The Collected Adventures of Bannon & Clare (f)! ☺️
can‘t wait to start...

Very interesting so far. Always important to listen to all voices & stories.

This nonfiction book made me so angry about the treatment the indigenous students and their families received by the authorities in Thunder Bay. It definitely helped me understand the situation much better... and why they are so angry about the situation that they are forced to live in.

"The Indian Act was such a successful piece of legislation for the Canadian government that it was used as a model by white South African legislators when they set up their brutal system of apartheid."

Add this to your list of books every settler Canadian needs to read. In powerful, evocative prose, Talaga outlines not only the stories of the Seven Fallen Feathers--Indigenous students killed in Thunder Bay--but also the history of the governmental policies and social conditions that make crimes like these so prevalent. It's a book packed with failure, from the first death to the final inquest; a painful, but necessary, read.