Downie & Wenjack Fund resources shared with staff and students

Another resource being shared with staff and students by the Indigenous Education Services Team in preparation for Orange Shirt Day/National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, is lesson plans and resources from the Downie & Wenjack Fund. 

The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund is part of Gord Downie’s legacy and embodies his commitment, and that of his family, to improving lives of First Peoples in Canada. In collaboration with the Wenjack Family, the goal of the Fund is to continue the conversation that began with Chanie Wenjack’s residential school story, and to aid our collective reconciliation journey through a combination of awareness, education, and action.

To learn more about Chanie Wenjack's story, please click the video below: 

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