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P75-103 - MSCC - Mohawk Institute, Brantford, Ont. (1943). Source: The General Synod Archives, Anglican Church of Canada.
 

Mohawk Institute (ON)

Dates of Operation
July 1, 1885 - June 27, 1970
Description
The Mohawk Institute opened in 1828 in Brantford, in what is now Ontario. The school relocated in 1840 and was destroyed by fire in 1858. The rebuilt building and barns were destroyed in a fire set by students in 1903. A new school was built and later expanded. The federal government took responsibility for the school in 1945. The federal government closed the school in 1970, although some students remained in residence until 1971. The Aboriginal Woodlands Cultural Centre operates out of the former school. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)
Denomination
Anglican Church of Canada

More Information

Alternate Name(s)
Brantford Institute
Mechanic's Institute
Mechanics' Institution
Mohawk Institute and Indian Normal School
Mohawk Institution
Mohawk Manual Labour School
Mush Hole Indian Residential School
Six Nations School
Six Nations School No.1
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Location
"Point is on the main residential school building of the Mohawk institute. The building is now used by the Woodland Cultural Centre, located at 184 Mohawk St, in Brantford" (Orlandini, 2019).
Location Credit
Morgan Hite and Rosa Orlandini. The school/hostel location data was collected by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission / National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, Morgan Hite (Atlas of Indian Residential Schools of Canada), Stephanie Pyne (Residential Schools Land Memory Mapping Project) and Rosa Orlandini (Map and GIS Librarian, York University Libraries). The location data and associated attribute data was enhanced, revised and updated by Rosa Orlandini, in consultation with the Archivists at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.
Location Source
Orlandini, Rosa, 2019, "Residential Schools Locations Dataset (Shapefile format)", https://doi.org/10.5683/SP2/FJG5TG, Borealis, V3, UNF:6:TTc1mMvx2BlBqBgIN05xVw== [fileUNF]

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