Mohawk Institute survivors call for criminal investigation theobserver.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theobserver.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Posted: Jul 19, 2021 7:12 PM ET | Last Updated: July 19
The former Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford, Ont., will become a national heritage site. Building upgrades and repairs of what is now the Woodland Cultural Centre will be funded with more than $9 million from Ottawa and Ontario. (Canada Dept. of the Interior/Library and Archives Canada/PA-043613)
WARNING: This story contains distressing details.
The Brantford, Ont., building that houses the Woodland Cultural Centre and once served as a former residential school will be upgraded with about $9.4 million in funding announced by the Ontario and federal governments.
The centre s work includes teaching about the history of the Mohawk Institute Residential School. The building is in the process of being designated as a national historic site.
Citizens address Siloam Springs board on Oakcrest subdivision nwaonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nwaonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Committed . . . Active and former North Otago Scout members (from left, back) Bill Stanger, Derek Beveridge; (middle) Vic McDonald, Dawn Hill, Rex Hill, Graham Keep, Neville Corry; (front) Moneuan Brady (representing her late husband Tony) and Beryl Aker gather for a photo after being honoured with life memberships last month. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Between them, they have dedicated 373 years to the Scout movement in North Otago.
Last month, Rex Hill (36 years), Bill Stanger (64 years), Derek Beveridge (60 years), Beryl Aker (40 years), the late Tony Brady (70 years), Dawn Hill (23 years), Graham Keep (55 years), and Neville Corry (25 years), were all honoured for their long service to the Scout movement in North Otago, awarded life memberships.
Residential schools "did atrocities that no child should ever have to experience in their lifetime," said director of Woodland Cultural Centre that now occupies site of former Mohawk Institute in Brantford, Ont.