The former Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford, Ont. is now part of the Woodland Cultural Centre. Staff there are working to turn the space into what executive director Heather George calls a “connection for survivors.” CBC News was given a look inside the facility, which is set to open to the public next year.
The former Mohawk Institute Residential School, in Brantford, Ont., operated from 1831 until 1970 and was the site of immense suffering for some 15,000 Indigenous children who were forced to attend the facility.
"People will be able to experience stories from survivors and their first-hand accounts of their experiences of being here at the institute," said Heather George. George said while future tours will expose visitors to some painful history, there's also an enriching contemporary art section "so people don't see us as victims."
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