Brantford Sunrise News
Posted by Sandra Micucci
Save the Evidence
President Justin Bester and Past President Kevin Davis make a cheque presentation to Janis Monture, Executive Director of Woodland Cultural Centre, for $10,000. This is the first contribution towards the Save the Evidence Campaign with the goal to raise the necessary funds for repairs and renovations to the Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School. Janis thanked everyone and informed members that the roof renovations are underway and should be completed by the end of June. The Club has set aside another $25,000 for Phase 3 of this campaign which will promote and preserve stories of children who attended the school and to further enhance the museum.
Janis thanked everyone and informed members that the roof renovations are underway and should be completed by the end of June. The Club has set aside another $25,000 for Phase 3 of this campaign which will promote and preserve stories of children who attended the school and to further enhance the museum.
The Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School operated in Brantford, Ontario from 1828 to 1970. It served as a boarding school for First Nations children from Six Nations, as well as other communities throughout Ontario and Quebec. It served as a key tool in the effort to assimilate First Nations children into European Christian society, and sever the continuity of culture from parent to child. After closing in 1970, it reopened in 1972 as the Woodland Cultural Centre, a non-profit organization that serves to preserve and promote First Nations culture and heritage. The Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School Building, as part of the Woodland Cultural Centre, has been providing in-depth and historically significant insight into the Residential School System for the past 44 years. With close to 10,000 visitors every year, their tours and programs offer a distinctive look into First Nations and Canadian history.
http://www.woodland-centre.on.ca/save-evidence-fundraising-campaign