The Secret Path

Wenjack, Charlie 1954-1966 (subject). Downie, Gordon 1964- (producer). Lemire, Jeff (producer). Stephenson, Justin (producer). Downie, Mike (director). Levinsky, Sarah (production coordinator). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Added Author). Subject: Wenjack, Charlie, 1954-1966. (Cast).

Summary: This powerful animated film tells the story of Chanie Wenjack, a 12-year-old Ojibwa boy who died of exposure in 1966 while running away from Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School near Kenora, Ontario. The story is told through music by Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie and illustrations by graphic novelist Jeff Lemire. The Secret Path acknowledges a dark part of Canada’s history — the long-suppressed mistreatment of Indigenous children and families by the residential school system — with the hope of engaging all Canadians in the reconciliation process.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (59 min 55 sec)
remote
videorecording
electronic
Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2016

Content descriptions

General Note:	From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to Curio.ca subscribers
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Producer: Downie, Gordon, 1964- ; Producer: Lemire, Jeff ; Producer: Stephenson, Justin ; Director: Downie, Mike ; Production Coordinator: Levinsky, Sarah.
Participant or Performer Note:	Subject: Wenjack, Charlie, 1954-1966.
System Details Note:	Available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://curio.ca/en/video/the-secret-path-12149/
Language Note:	In English. Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Source of description from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation