{"product_id":"seven-fallen-feathers","title":"Seven Fallen Feathers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City recounts with clarity and honesty the truths surrounding the lives of seven Indigenous teenagers who lost their lives while attending high school in Thunder Bay, Ontario.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Jethro Anderson, Curran \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-scayt-word=\"Strang\" data-scayt-lang=\"en_US\"\u003eStrang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Robyn Harper, Paul \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-scayt-word=\"Panacheese\" data-scayt-lang=\"en_US\"\u003ePanacheese\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Reggie \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-scayt-word=\"Bushie\" data-scayt-lang=\"en_US\"\u003eBushie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Kyle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-scayt-word=\"Morrisseau\" data-scayt-lang=\"en_US\"\u003eMorrisseau\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, and  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-scayt-word=\"Wabasse\" data-scayt-lang=\"en_US\"\u003eWabasse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e attended secondary school to further their education because their northern home communities lacked such basic facilities. Between 2001 and 2011 these seven students lost their lives in circumstances that that many readers will conclude are unacceptable. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn setting the stage to present the facts the journalist begins with the story of  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-scayt-word=\"Chanie\" data-scayt-lang=\"en_US\"\u003eChanie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \"Charlie\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-scayt-word=\"Wenjack\" data-scayt-lang=\"en_US\"\u003eWenjack\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (January 19,1954 - October 23, 1966) was an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-scayt-word=\"Ojibwe\" data-scayt-lang=\"en_US\"\u003eOjibwe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e boy who ran away from Cecelia Jeffrey Residential School where he boarded for three years while attending public school in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-scayt-word=\"Kenora\" data-scayt-lang=\"en_US\"\u003eKenora\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-scayt-word=\"Kenora\" data-scayt-lang=\"en_US\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003eOntario\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Canada. He died of hunger and exposure while trying to walk 600 km (370 mi) back to his home, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-scayt-word=\"Ogoki\" data-scayt-lang=\"en_US\"\u003eOgoki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Post.. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSuitable for secondary and college level readers. Highly recommended.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFinalist, 2017 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfictio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003en; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFinalist, 2017 Speaker's Book Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e;  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFinalist, 2018 B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction.  Tanya Talaga wins the 2018 RBC Taylor Prize for her book Seven Fallen Feathers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City has been selected in the Young Adult\/Adult Category for the First Nation Communities READ 2018 Award. Teaching Guide: \u003c\/span\u003ehttps:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/4619\/files\/Seven_Fallen_Feathers_...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Anansi Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48167504183459,"sku":"oqe1789916241416","price":12.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/7595\/8435\/files\/seven-fallen-feathers_1.jpg?v=1789916246","url":"https:\/\/stretchfitq.shop\/products\/seven-fallen-feathers","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}