Woodland Cultural Centre to host UNESCO Residential Schools Gathering

The Woodland Cultural Centre (WCC)  is hosting a gathering of residential schools from across Canada in May to discuss a joint nomination for a UNESCO World Heritage site designation . The  UNESCO World Heritage Site nomination would include the site of the former Mohawk Institute, located on Six Nations lands adjacent to the city of  Brantford. Heather George, Executive Director of the WCC, and Dr. Cody Groat, a Six Nations band member, has received  Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) support   for the WCC’s participation in the gathering. The WCC expects site stewards from Kamloops, St. Mar’s (Mission), Muscowequan, Portage la Prairie, Shingwauk, Point Bleue, Fort Simpson, Fort Smith, and others to be in attendance. Groat  said they had sent out invitations to 15 First Nations with still-standing schools in similar…

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