The podcast builds on information contained in the 2017 book Seven Fallen Feathers by investigative journalist Tanya Talaga of The Toronto Star.

[1] Seven Fallen Feathers documents the unexplained deaths of seven Indigenous youth, all found in rivers close to Thunder Bay.

[2] The podcast documents systemic racism and corruption in Thunder Bay[4] and the unexplained deaths of young Indigenous people, whose bodies were found in the Kaministiquia and McIntyre Rivers.

[3] It documents Thunder Bay Mayor Keith Hobbs' rejection of the Ontario Human Rights Commission concerns about the lack of municipal support for the Indigenous population in the town.

[1][2] Jim Wilson, writing in Canadian Dimension praises McMahon's passion, notes his appropriate anger and how it captivates the listener.