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Seven fallen feathers : racism, death, and hard truths in a northern city
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia

2017
Book
Creators
Talaga, Tanya
Description
"Over the span of ten years, seven high school students died in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The seven were hundreds of miles away from their families, forced to leave their reserve because there was no high school there for them to attend. Award-winning journalist Tanya Talaga delves into the history of this northern city that has come to manifest, and struggle with, human rights violations past and present against aboriginal communities" -- Provided by publisher.
Language
English

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Holding Library
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia
ISBN
9781487002268; 1487002262
Statement of Responsibility
Tanya Talaga.
Publication Information
[Toronto] : Anansi
Physical Description
361 pages : maps ; 22 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
First Nations author.
Issued also in electronic formats.
Contents
Prologue -- Ch. 1 : Notes from a Blind Man -- Ch. 2 : Why Chanie Ran -- Ch. 3 : When the Wolf Comes -- Ch. 4 : Hurting from the Before -- Ch. 5 : The Hollowness of Not Knowing -- Ch. 6 : We Speak for the Dead to Protect the Living -- Ch. 7 : Brothers -- Ch. 8 : River, Give Me My Son Back -- Ch. 9 : Less Than Worthy Victims -- Ch. 10 : Seven Fallen Feathers -- Epilogue.
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