STREAMING NOW ON CBC GEM. The Secret Path tells the true story of Chanie Wenjack, a 12-year-old boy who died while trying to escape from a residential school and travel back home to his family over 400 miles away. Watch the animated film, a series of shorts on the subject, and the memorable live concert from 2016, right here: https://gem.cbc.ca/category/the-secret-path/featured-all/9b3ea985-cccf-45a8-9c87-8745cbcba48f | CBC

"The Creator put this together. He moves mountains" – Pearl Wenjack “Swing Set”, live at Roy Thomson Hall in 2016, during the Secret Path live performance with Kevin Drew, Kevin Hearn, Josh Finlayson, Dave Hamelin, and Charles Spearin - filmed by CBC Docs. 🎥 CBC Docs | Gord Downie

Here's a treasure from the archives— a 1988 clip of The Tragically Hip in which Gord Downie explains that live gigs are 'their thing', even in the worst conditions. 🎵 Almost 30 years later, do you agree that live shows are what the Hip do best? Gord Downie's Secret Path is up for this year's Polaris Music Prize— discover the album here: https://goo.gl/t2iwjz | CBC Music