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The sad truth about Chanie Wenjack

The sad truth about Chanie Wenjack

Jan 23, 2022
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One of the best examples I know of that illustrates how the reality of Indigenous adversity has been twisted and exploited to promote a contrived picture of life at Canada’s Indian Residential Schools is the tragedy of the death of Charlie Wenjak (wrongly called “Chanie” in earlier accounts, an error this author is not responsible for).

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