Spirit to Soar

Between 2000 and 2011 seven First Nations high school students in Thunder Bay died Five were found in rivers surrounding Lake Superior All were forced to leave their homes in order to attend school AnishinaabePolish Canadian journalist Tanya Talaga brought international attention to this tragedy through her awardwinning nonfiction book Seven Fallen Feathers Racism Death and Hard Truths in a Northern City Talaga returns to Thunder Bay and her ancestral roots to talk with the family members Indigenous community leaders and youth whose resilience in the face of unjust colonial systems provide a path forward