Singer-songwriter Iskwē is an Indigenous activist of Cree, Dené and Irish heritage, with nominations for a Juno Award and the Polaris Music Prize. With "Little Star", Iskwē sets out to write a song that looks into the injustice that follows the loss of young Tina Fontaine. As Iskwē told Billboard magazine: “The lyric ‘Little Star’ refers to an element of Cree culture; we are taught that we are the descendants of the Star People. When you look up into the sky and you see a falling star or a shooting star, you're actually seeing the comings and goings of spirit between the walking world and the sky world. In the reference to 'fire down,' for instance, in the bridge, I'm referencing this movement of spirit leaving the walking world and entering back into the sky world".

The episode features Gitxsan professor/activist Dr. Cindy Blackstock,   executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, a national organization that she co-founded. She is also a professor at McGill University's School of Social Work. She has been described as "Canada's relentless moral voice for First Nations equality". She has worked for decades as a tireless champion for the rights of Indigenous children and their families. Blackstock first became known when she helped win a landmark human rights challenge against the Government of Canada. Her advocacy has resulted in a wide range of services now being provided to Indigenous children, youth and families.