Without the support of his family, Kyle began slipping through the cracks—and, as in the cases of the other fallen feathers, the systems in place in Thunder Bay couldn’t support him. This outcome once again illustrates the book’s argument that until there is more funding and support in place in cities like Thunder Bay, Indigenous students will continue to face difficulties and danger. While tthe residential schools were closed down, the vestiges of the system remain: as long as the government refuses to provide funding and support for Indigenous students, these students will always have to make a choice between the familiar and the dangerous.