CBCMasseyLectures: AllOurRelations: FindingthePathForward By Tanya Talaga Award-winning investigative journalist Tanya Talaga released Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City in September 2017. Talaga told a powerful, heartrending story of the seven lives mysteriously lost in Thunder Bay, and how systemic racism played a role. She spoke of the past and present abuse and horror experienced by Indigenous peoples of Canada – the residen- tial schools and appre- hension of the youth, while touching on the cultural genocide of Indigenous peoples and colonialism. This book was about taking responsibility for the youth and pushing bound- aries for the truth, and her upcoming release CBC Massey Lectures: All Our Relations is no exception. All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward is a collec- tion of lectures delivered by Talaga. During these lectures, she argues that the aftershocks of cultural genocide have resulted in a disturbing rise in youth suicides in Indigenous communities worldwide. The need for Indigenous self-determination is now, especially in cultural, social and political arenas – all while explaining that the road to healing is within our relationship to the land and our language. These lectures are blunt calls to action and justice for Indigenous communities and youth. Starlight By Richard Wagamese The late award-winning Indigenous author and journalist Richard Wagamese passed away at age 61 in March of 2017, in the midst of penning his final novel, titled Starlight. Known for works like Medi- cine Walk, Indian Horse and Embers, where he draws upon his own experiences and journey from Canada’s residential school system to reclaiming his heritage, his book Starlight, released in August 2018, is nothing short of a masterpiece. Starlight, a continuation of Medi- cine Walk, is a story of an abused woman on the run who finds refuge with an Indigenous man, Frank Starlight, with wounds of his own. This is a compel- ling tale of growth, hope and healing while addressing one’s own tragedy and self. Although this story is unfinished, the publishers included a “Note on the Text” that describes how Wagamese planned the story to end. Photo credit: Yvette Lehmann SUMMER/WINTER 2018/19 – Chiefs of Ontario Advocate magazine   l   79