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Woodland Cultural Centre
The Woodland Cultural Centre is pleased to announce that the Barry and Laurie Green Family Trust has awarded a grant of $450,000 toward the production of essential finishing elements required to establish the Mohawk Institute as a pinnacle, best in class, nationally significant heritage museum and site of conscience that reveals the history and legacy of Canada’s Indian Residential School policies and the impacts on the children who were placed there. Work on the Mohawk Institute is among the most important and relevant Indigenous community-based, and led, projects in the country.Executive Director Heather George stated, "This gift will ensure the powerful truths of Survivors are accessible to the widest audience possible." This initiative aims to foster understanding and healing by sharing the history of the Mohawk Institute and the impact of residential schools on Indigenous communities.The Mohawk Institute stands as a crucial emblem of resilience and a reminder of the need for continued awareness, education, and acknowledgment of past injustices. Read the full Media Release to hear more from Heather George, the Family Trust’s Executive Chairman Barry Green, and Project Director Tim Johnson Landscape of NationsMedia Release: woodlandculturalcentre.ca/funding-announcement-september-2024/#WoodlandCulturalCentre #Indigenous #IndigenousVoices #IndigenousArt #IndigenousLanguages #FirstNations #IndigenousKnowledge #IndigenousCulture #Brantford #Giving #SixNations #SixNationsEvents #residentialschool #funding #mediarelease #history ... See MoreSee Less

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