Northern Echos delves into Gord Downie's solo album, Secret Path, with Patrick Downie and Harriet Visitor from the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund. The album is inspired by the story of Chanie Wenjack, a 12-year-old Anishinaabe boy who died escaping Cecilia Jeffrey Residential School. He succumbed to starvation and exposure trying to walk 600km home to his family in Ogoki Post. His story inspired Gord Downie's Secret Path project, which includes 10 poems, 10 songs, a graphic novel, and an animated film. Gord would go on to co-found the Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund with his family and the Wenjack family. Learn how you can #DoSomething to move reconciliation forward at downiewenjack.ca.

Canadian Roots Rock Icons and Juno Award Winners The Skydiggers, exploring their Canadian Musical Journey. Andy and Josh spoke of their early roots; their storytells, songwriting and collaborations with the likes of Blue Rodeo, The Tragically Hip, Gord Downie, The Cash Brothers and many others that have defined the Canadian Musical Landscape over the last 30+ years. We also touched on the re-learning of our settler history through music and education, pledging to take the journey to leave Canada better than we found it.

David Bastedo is a Canadian Multi-Disciplinary Artist, Photographer, Storyteller & Creative Technologist and Music Lover·

Capturing the pictorical essence of The Tragically Hip, Skydiggers, Paul Langlois Band, The Trews and many more.