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"Residential School Survivors Gather to Find Healing"

Publication
Two Row Times (Six Nations of the Grand River, ON), 16 Sep 2015
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Residential School Survivors Gather to Find Healing
By Jim Windle

OHSWEKEN - About 15 survivors of the Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford came together on Thursday for a time of healing at the home of elder Janice Long­boat on Seneca Road.

The group of women heard speaker Frank Miller who, after delivering the Ganohonyo'k (Thanksgiving address) explained it all in English as well.

Also on hand was Amos Key from the Wood­land Cultural Centre who spoke on the Saving the Evidence campaign, which aims to turn the former residential school into a museum.

He also talked about a time when most Six Na­tions elders could speak three or four of the Six Nations languages fluently.

The gathering also included a trip to the "Mush Hole", as former students called it. Some were able to brave the painful memories by going through those big old doors, but some just could not. The women spoke of their experiences and how they have been dealing with the ghosts of the Mush Hole. Others spoke of the multi-generational damage done through Canada's attempted genocide of Onkwehonwe culture and language.

Longboat has been helping former students (who are now seniors) as well as their families in dealing with the lasting effects.


Creator
Windle, Jim, Author
Media Type
Text
Newspaper
Item Type
Clippings
Publisher
Two Row Times
Place of Publication
Six Nations of the Grand River, ON
Date of Publication
16 Sep 2015
Date Of Event
10 Sep 2015
Subject(s)
Personal Name(s)
Miller, Frank ; Key, Amos ; Longboat, Janice.
Corporate Name(s)
Woodland Cultural Centre.
Local identifier
SNPL005209v00d
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.1267351517206 Longitude: -80.243151382851
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Attribution-NonCommercial [more details]
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
Copyright Date
2015
Copyright Holder
Two Row Times
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