Chanie Wenjack | |
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| Born | January 19, 1954 Marten Falls First Nation, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | October 23, 1966 (aged 12) Farlane, Ontario, Canada |
| Cause of death | Hunger and exposure |
| Nationality | Anishinaabe (Marten Falls First Nation) |
| Other names | Charlie |
| Known for | Escaping from Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School |
Chanie "Charlie" Wenjack (January 19, 1954 – October 23, 1966) was an Ojibwe (Anishinaabe) First Nations boy who ran away from Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School, where he boarded for three years in Kenora, Ontario, Canada. He died of hunger and exposure at Farlane, Ontario, while trying to walk 600 km (370 mi) back to his home, Ogoki Post on the Marten Falls Reserve.
His ordeal and his death brought attention to the treatment of children in the Canadian Indian residential school system: following Wenjack's death, an inquest into the matter was ordered by the Government of Canada.[1][2]
- ^ "Chanie Wenjack". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ^ Adams, Ian (February 1, 1967). "The Lonely Death of Charlie Wenjack". Maclean's. Archived from the original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.