Seven Fallen Feathers discusses the experiences of Indigenous children at schools in
Thunder Bay,
Ontario. For various reasons, Indigenous children in Ontario often leave their homes around age 13 or 14 to attend school in a larger city, such as Thunder Bay, where they are likely to " face a myriad of hardships—rampant racism, extreme underage alcohol and substance abuse, along with physical and sexual violence." Talaga's book investigates "seven untimely and largely unsolved deaths that have taken place among Native Thunder Bay students" Throughout the investigation into these deaths, Talaga also provides necessary history about
Canadian residential schools. == Critical reception ==