Battered and bruised by his young life, he set out to find his way back to his family over 600 km away. The Kenora residential school, in which Charlie was located, was known for its nutritional and ear experiments. Charlie Wenjack’s story came to light as a result of a skilfully written article by author Ian Adams for Maclean’s magazine. Adams listed the dreadful statistics that give grim evidence of infant mortality and life expectancy for indigenous peoples. It is now 2016 and this week, four young indigenous girls in Northern Saskatchewan, aged 12-14 (Charlie’s age), chose not to run away but to take their own lives.

Source: thestar October 23, 2016 09:56 UTC