The lonely death of Chanie Wenjack – Macleans

Charlie was 12, and Indigenous. He died as the white world’s rules had forced him to live—cut off from his people

In 1967, a Maclean’s cover story told the tragic tale of Chanie Wenjack, an Indigenous boy who died after running away from his residential school in northern Ontario. There is news today that this story is the inspiration for a new project from Gord Downie that will be released next month. The frontman of the Tragically Hip worked with Toronto illustrator Jeff Lemire on Secret Path, which includes an album, graphic novel and animated film. We’re republishing that cover story below in its original form, in which Chanie’s teachers misnamed him Charlie. The story is also available in The Maclean’s Archives. Learn more or sign up now for a 30-day free trial.

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