His story and every child's story deserve to be heard. This was not just a mistake in our distant history. The last residential school in Canada closed in 1996.

Reconciliation must be our priority.

Please remember #ChanieWenjack today and all the children who never made it home.🪶😡💔🧡

#mentalhealth #love #healing #empathy #forgiveness #understanding #downiewenjack #matthewperryhouse #chaniewenjack #gordondownie #matthewperry #addiction #indigenouspeople

On January 19, #ChanieWenjack would have turned 71. His life, like thousands of other Indigenous children, was tragically cut short.

Watch Gord Downie's The Secret Path film, inspired by Chanie's story:
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#DoSomething #Reconciliation #DownieWenjackFund

#ReconciliACTION can happen any time of year. Organize a walk with your school, friends, family, and community using the resources at WALKFORWENJACK.CA

#WalkforWenjack #DoSomething #DownieWenjackFund #GordDownie #ChanieWenjack

Woke up this. True story: they did shoot a movie once in my hometown! It was “SnakeEater” with Lorenzo Lamas!!!😂😂😂👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼 #TheTragicallyHip #TheHip #InGordWeTrust #WicapiOmani
#ChanieWenjack #SecretPath #SacredCanadiana #CanadasPoetLaureate

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Legacy Schools Educators who are receiving booster kits, "Gchitwaawendaagod Kiing, The Land is Sacred" by Bomgiizhik Isaac Murdoch is on its way!

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#LegacySchools #IndigenousEducation #DWF #DownieWenjack #Educators #GordDownie #ChanieWenjack #Ojibwe

July 1 | Canada Day

It is a time to reflect on the past and dream up the future.

Video:

Excerpt from “Finding the Secret Path”. To watch full documentary: youtu.be/Xcsoh8_KIDc?...

#DoSomething #ReconciliACTION #CanadaDay #GordDownie #ChanieWenjack #DownieWenjackFund

Last night's listening, at the end of Orange Shirt Day - a haunting yet hopeful soundtrack to a search for home. #gorddownie #chaniewenjack #truthandreconciliation

Secret Path Week is a national movement commemorating the legacies of Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack. October 17th and 22nd respectively mark the dates that Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack joined the spirit world.

Secretpathweek.ca

#GordDownie #ChanieWenjack #DownieWenjackFund #SecretPathWeek