Seven Fallen Feathers Sparknotes

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When the laws of justice crumble for Indigenous youth, silencing the pain of the seven fallen and leaving the guilty unpunished, a nation loses its moral compass. This is a fundamental truth: a system that appears impartial but denies fair treatment to individuals or groups is a form of injustice. Throughout Canadian history, injustice has been presented by various groups, as evidenced by the tragic case of the seven “feathers.” The seven students, for instance, all faced prejudice and discriminatory hostility within the Thunder Bay community due to systemic issues. This unlawful action constitutes injustice, as the implementation of sending their children to seek adequate education ultimately forced them into low-status roles within the community, …show more content…

In “Seven Fallen Feathers,” the deaths of Indigenous youth in Canada, particularly the seven students, were caused by deeply entrenched systemic racism, transmitted effects of intergenerational trauma, and a lack of critical support by the authorities that tragically claimed the lives of the seven students in Thunder Bay. When confronted with the reality of Thunder Bay, Talaga bears witness to the horrific impact of systemic racism on the lives of seven dead students. In doing so, she exposes the enduring legacy of residential schools and the pervasive effects of systemic racism. Faced with the absence of a proper investigation, Talaga started gathering evidence from her own investigation with the support of numerous families of the seven students’ regarding the suspicious circumstances surrounding each of their deaths. This lack of official action prompted her and her colleagues to recognize a deleterious pattern, evidential through the experience of Darryl Kakekayash, a student who died by murder and was thrown into the river, which illustrates this pattern: They could not help but wonder if First Nations kids were being targeted and

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