Secret Path - Journal 1
On February 23rd, our class read the graphic novel and watched the animated film of Gord Downie’s album, “Secret Path”. The “Secret Path” is about a boy aged 12 and named Chanie (Charlie) Wenjack, he intended to return home from the ruthless Residential School. In 1963, Canadian government took the 9 years old him away from his friends, parents, and homeland. Unfortunately, he died on October 22, 1966. In the frigid winter of Kenora, he was walking on the railroad, trying to escape from the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian residential school; however, his family was 400 miles away. According to the Secret Path website, Chanie’s story haunted and inspired Gord Downie to create this album to remember him.
In Gord Downie’s documentary,
On February 23rd, our class read the graphic novel and watched the animated film of Gord Downie’s album, “Secret Path”. The “Secret Path” is about a boy aged 12 and named Chanie (Charlie) Wenjack, he intended to return home from the ruthless Residential School. In 1963, Canadian government took the 9 years old him away from his friends, parents, and homeland. Unfortunately, he died on October 22, 1966. In the frigid winter of Kenora, he was walking on the railroad, trying to escape from the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian residential school; however, his family was 400 miles away. According to the Secret Path website, Chanie’s story haunted and inspired Gord Downie to create this album to remember him.
In Gord Downie’s documentary,