Wenjack, Chanie National Historic Person
TBD
Chanie Wenjack, circa 1965
(© Courtesy of the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund | Permission du Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund)
Address :
TBD
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
2025-02-07
Life Date:
1954 to 1966
Other Name(s):
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Chanie Wenjack
(Designation Name)
Research Report Number:
2023-35, 2023-35-A, 2024-09, 2024-09-A, 2029-09-BV
Importance:
Student at Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School, the story of his life and death following his escape from the institution is representative of the experiences of thousands of children incarcerated in the Indian residential school system