ENGLISH 2C03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Chanie Wenjack, Joseph Boyden, Uncle Earl
9 May 2017
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He had lung problems-> he had a large scar from surgery and nobody knows why or what his problems were. He is good with words and languages-> a very bright kid (e is treated as unintelligent because he doesn"t know english. This group of people said that the residential schools were wrong. It took too long for the schools to end-> last one closed in 1996. Bumps and bruises were shown so he fell while walking. The exposure to cold and hunger killed him. Nobody went looking for him-> a railroad worker found him dead 36 hours after passing away. There is no proof that he was physically or sexually abused. When interviewed the uncle of the boys he was with they said he left on his own account. Inquest after his death (entirely white people, non indigenous) The truth and reconciliation commission (trc) -> 2008. They were not anticipating the media blow up of chanie.
