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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Olivia Bowden in Brantford, Ontario

‘I can still hear the children’: Canada’s residential schools survivors welcome chance to reclaim sites

People face the former Mohawk Institute Residential School, a white columned building with a cupola
People watch the Official Unveiling of the former Mohawk Institute residential school as an Interpreted historic site. Photograph: The Canadian Press/Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Live News.

In the foyer of the former Mohawk Institute residential school, a plaque makes a request to visitors: help us identify unnamed survivors.

“We do not know the names of some of the people in the photos used in the exhibition. If you recognize someone, please share that information.”

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