Just wanted to share this project that I am very lucky to be working on. Gord Downie of Canada's The Tragically Hip this month released
Secret Path, an album produced by Kevin Drew (Broken Social Scene) and Dave Hamelin (The Stills), accompanied by comic artist Jeff Lemire's graphic novel that together tell the story of Chanie Wenjack, a 12 year-old Indigenous boy who died 10/22/66 trying to walk 400 miles home in flight from residential school. This government-sanctioned church-actioned institution meant to cull and assimilate native youth into white Canada operated under shroud of secrecy until the 1990s, tearing at countless families and leaving tens of thousands of indigenous children missing or dead. Gord revealed his terminal brain cancer diagnosis this year, and is using his influence and the entire country's attention following this summer's historic Tragically Hip tour, to affect positive change that will resonate to the core of our nation.
Here is the 1967 article that inspired Gord's writing:
http://www.macleans.ca/society/the-lone ... e-wenjack/The album's beautiful often haunting music and storytelling and the weight of its topic matter are resonating with audiences and media throughout the country, but it's a topic that does not only live in our borders. So, I wanted to share it with you.
OUT NOW DIGITALLY:
http://smarturl.it/secretpathdigitalAnd all formats, including deluxe set with vinyl, novel, & ten posters:
http://www.secretpath.caIt was adapted into an animated film that aired nationally on Sunday after a week of historic shows. Stream here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGd764YU9yc"The Stranger":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za2Vzjk ... e=youtu.beAll proceeds go to charity:
http://downiewenjack.ca