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Article content “Many children died at the institute,” Hill said, reading from a letter sent to Six Nations police Chief Darren Montour on behalf of herself and other survivors. “We do not know what happened to them or where they are buried. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Indigenous leaders: Police must probe deaths at area residential school Back to video “We request the police to investigate the deaths of these children and where they are buried. We need answers and we need to find the children.” Chief Mark Hill of Six Nations of th...

St. Marys Museum hosts virtual tour of Canada's oldest former residential school Amid the discovery of mass graves that have thrust the schools back into the news, a Southwestern Ontario town is organizing a virtual tour of what was Canada's oldest Indigenous residential school. Author of the article: Calvi Leon  •  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Publishing date: Jul 15, 2021  •  1 hour ago  •  2 minute read People stand in front of the main entrance of the Mohawk Institute, a former residential school in Brantford, where a makeshift memorial honours the remains rec...

  LONDON, ONT. -- A quiet, tree-lined and picturesque street in east London. A not so quiet reminder of Canada’s controversial history with Indigenous peoples -- smack dab in the middle of a front lawn. Starlight Avenue resident Rachel Larivee makes no apologies for the bright orange sign with bold, black capitalized letters that reads “NO PRIDE IN GENOCIDE.” “I’m of the opinion that this country was built on the genocide of Indigenous people, and I’m not proud of that,” she said. With Canada Day approaching, Larivee erected the homemade sign to show support for Indigenous...

  LONDON, ONT. -- The uncovering of the mass grave site at a former residential school in B.C. has First Nation chiefs calling for further investigations at other former residential schools areas across the country. The connection runs deep for Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, says Chief Jaqueline French, an area where the former Mount Elgin residential school once stood. “I feel that we as Chippewas of the Thames have a responsibility to further investigate what actually happened at the school. We know children made it home, we know some children didn’t make it home.” A memo...

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