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I think Canadians, by and large, care for one another and if you give them a reason to care about an issue and challenge them to educate themselves about it, I think they will. “It’s a simple thing … to just ask people to care. “It’s just a matter of taking those small steps that we can take to raise awareness and try to inspire people to educate themselves about Indigenous issues in their own communities. “When someone like Gord Downie, who we all had a great deal of respect for, says that he cares about something, I think it does wake up a lot of Canadians …,” said Royals general manager Cameron Hope. The Royals previously installed a sign board at rink level to help raise awareness, and proceeds from the sale of all of last year’s game-worn jerseys will be donated to the fund. Weve curated a list of lesser-known films to help you explore the space-time continuum from the comfort of your couch. This is a rink that Gord started many tours in started other tours always in Victoria, so it feels really good to here,” Downie said.Ī custom-designed goalie mask created by Travis Michael is to be auctioned off on CHL Auctions. Mike Downie, Camera Department: The World Unseen. “With Gord, the association with hockey is just so obvious. He and other volunteers with the fund were “blown away” when the Royals reached out to ask if they could help. Adele had a chance to speak with Mike Downie brother of Gord Downie and founding member of DWF to talk about how we can help keep his brothers legacy alive. A celebrated and inspirational storyteller, Downie takes his audiences on a ride that explores how our stories define us, remind us of our past, and shape our future, both as individuals and as a nation. It was a way to bring Indigenous and non-Indigenous people together to “keep the conversation going” on Indigenous issues, Mike said. Mike Downie is a multi-award-winning documentary filmmaker and the co-founder of the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund. Secret Path tells the story of Chanie Wenjack, a First Nations boy who died trying to return home from residential school. The fund began life a year ago and emerged from Gord Downie’s The Secret Path project, which included an album, graphic novel and animated film, all about the escape of Aboriginal youth Wenjack from a residential school and his subsequent death before he could get back home. Mike Downie, a documentary filmmaker, speaks about Secret Patha multi-media project he and his late brother, Gord Downie of The Tragically Hip, put together before Gord’s death in 2016. “I think there’s a huge opportunity in the country right now for non-Indigenous Canadians to become more aware of Indigenous lives, to try and move the needle and create a more inclusive country,” he said.
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Mike Downie, brother of late Hip lead singer Gord Downie and co-founder with him of the Gord Downie/Chanie Wenjack Fund, was in town that day to help promote the fundraiser. The arena’s anchor tenant, the WHL’s Victoria Royals, are strengthening that connection further with a fundraising venture that got underway at last Friday’s game against the Seattle Thunderbirds and runs for the next few weeks. Thousands of Greater Victorians felt connected with The Tragically Hip by attending concerts at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre over the years.