Chapter one: the quiet giving
The downie philanthropy (see our features): the decades (see our features) of quiet giving (see our features) — the causes (see our features) chosen (see our features) privately (see our features), the cheques (see our features) written (see our features) without (see our features) the press releases (see our features). The friends (see our features) knew (see our features); the (see our features) public (see our features) didn't (see our features) — until (see our features) the (see our features) end (see our features) (see our final-tour feature) demanded (see our features) the (see our features) telling (see our features).
Chapter two: the Secret Path
The Secret Path (see our final-tour feature): the Chanie Wenjack project (see our features) — the album — the graphic novel — the animated film (see our features) — the Downie-Wenjack Fund (see our features): the reconciliation work (see our features) that (see our features) became (see our features) the (see our features) final mission (see our features). The purpose (see our features) beyond (see our features) the (see our features) songs (see our features) — the (see our features) legacy (see our features) beyond (see our features) the (see our features) stage (see our features).
Chapter three: the beyond-music legacy
The fund (see our features) continues (see our features): the education (see our features) — the walks (see our features) — the reconciliation (see our features) conversations (see our features) the music (see our features) made (see our features) possible (see our features). The secret (see our features) philanthropy (see our features) became (see our features) the (see our features) public (see our features) calling (see our features) — and (see our features) the (see our features) calling (see our features) endures (see our features). Gord (see our features) gave (see our features) quietly (see our features); the (see our features) legacy (see our features) speaks (see our features) loudly (see our features). The (see our features) path (see our features) remains (see our features) secret (see our features) no (see our features) more (see our features). Walk (see our features) it (see our features).
Frequently asked questions
What was Gord Downie’s philanthropy?
Decades of quiet giving, crowned by the Secret Path project and the Downie-Wenjack Fund for reconciliation education.
What is the Downie-Wenjack Fund?
The charity continuing Downie's reconciliation mission — funding education about residential schools and Indigenous history.
How is Downie remembered beyond music?
As the frontman who used his final years for a national reconciliation conversation — the legacy beyond the stage.