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TELLS THE STORY OF CHANIE WENJACK, AN INDIGENOUS BOY WHO DIED RUNNING AWAY FROM RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL FIFTY YEARS AGO
PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION
“Deeply moving and artfully experimental, Secret Path is not only Downie’s most focused solo effort, it may be the most relevant work of his career” - Sun Media
“One of Canada’s greatest songwriters has delivered one of the greatest and most important artistic statements of his career” - Exclaim!
“Enveloping, healing and often softly cinematic” - The Globe And Mail
“Haunting” - Toronto Star
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Secret Path is ten songs that tell the story of Chanie Wenjack (miscalled “Charlie” by his teachers), a twelve year-old boy who died fleeing the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School near Kenora, Ontario, fifty years ago, walking home to the family he was taken from over 400 miles away. Downie was introduced to the story by his brother Mike Downie, who shared with him Ian Adams’ Maclean’s article from February 6, 1967, “The Lonely Death of Charlie Wenjack.”
“Chanie haunts me. His story is Canada’s story. This is about Canada… The next hundred years are going to be painful as we get to know Chanie Wenjack and thousands like him – as we find out about ourselves, about all of us – but only when we do can we truly call ourselves, Canada.” – Gord Downie
To read Gord Downie’s full statement on Secret Path from September 9, 2016, go HERE.
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 starting our country on a road to reconciliation. The goal of Secret Path is that it educates Canadians young and old on this omitted part of the country's history, urging us all to play an active role in the preservation of Indigenous lives and culture.
Previously only available in Deluxe (vinyl & book) and Book (with album download) editions (out October 18), the music of Secret Path is now released on Download and Streaming services, and can be pre-ordered on CD and standard LP formats (outDecember 2). The premium LP features the stand-alone vinyl with ten special lyric posters featuring Gord’s handwritten lyrics and bonus illustrations by graphic novelist Jeff Lemire.
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This announcement follows last week's historic performances of Secret Path at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa and Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. The Secret Path band, which features producers Kevin Drew and Dave Hamelin, and musiciansCharles Spearin, Kevin Hearn, and Josh Finlayson, also delivered rousing performances with surprise appearances at WE Day and Dream Serenade.
The Secret Path animated film was broadcast by CBC in an hour-long commercial-free television special on Sunday, October 23, 2016, followed by the Road to Reconciliation panel discussion. The film will be released commercially on December 5, and is currently available for pre-order.
WATCH THE SECRET PATH FILM & PANEL HERE
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Proceeds from the sale of Secret Path will be donated to the Gord Downie Secret Path Fund for Truth and Reconciliation via The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at The University of Manitoba. The NCTR is dedicated to preserving the history of residential schools in Canada, making this history known, and moving our country forward on the path of reconciliation. These funds are dedicated to finding missing Indigenous children.
Donations to the NCTR are now being accepted at give.umanitoba.ca/nctr.
Mike and Gord Downie and the family of Chanie Wenjack are also raising money for the newly created Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund (DWF). The Fund operates out of the Toronto Foundation and focuses on cross-cultural education to support healing and recovery. It is guided by and will also directly support the NCTR.
The DWF embodies Gord Downie’s commitment to improving the lives of First Peoples. The Fund will foster new relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, creating a pathway to reconciliation.
Donations to the DWF are now being accepted at downiewenjack.ca.
Gord Downie
Secret Path
LP - December 2, 2016
Side A:
1. The Stranger
2. Swing Set
3. Seven Matches
4. I Will Not Be Struck
5. Son
Side B:
1. Secret Path
2. Don’t Let This Touch You
3. Haunt Them, Haunt Them, Haunt Them
4. The Only Place To Be
5. Here, Here and Here
Gord Downie
Secret Path
Digital - October 25, 2016
CD - December 2, 2016
1. The Stranger
2. Swing Set
3. Seven Matches
4. I Will Not Be Struck
5. Son
6. Secret Path
7. Don’t Let This Touch You
8. Haunt Them, Haunt Them, Haunt Them
9. The Only Place To Be
10. Here, Here and Here
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