Richard W. Hill Sr. talks about the collec tion of essays in \;Behind the Bricks\, \;an important wo rk that offers deep insight into the Mohawk Institute\, Canada's first and longest-running residential school\, which operated in Brantford\, Ontari o\, from 1828 to 1970.
\nBehind the Bricks \;traces the history and context of the school and touches on an array of topics\, fro m the experiences of students to archaeology and architecture\, to the rol e of religion\, and beyond. The collection draws on a wide variety of sour ces\, including government documents\, church records\, and oral histories \, to examine the policies and motivations that shaped the experiences of the government\, the church\, the students\, and their communities. Be hind the Bricks \;provides a window into the past with the goal o f working towards a future of truth and reconciliation.
\nThis Cultu re Days event is made possible with funding from the City of Burlington.\n
Borrow Behind the Bricks from our collection
\nRick Hill is from two farming families&mdash\;the Hill&rsquo\; s from Six Nations of the Grand River and the Wilson&rsquo\;s from the Tus carora Nation. \;He is a member of the Beaver Clan of the Tuscarora Na tion and a leading knowledge specialist at the First Nation Technical Inst itute. A historian and museum curator\, he has led a 40-year campaign to r epatriate wampum to their original Haudenosaunee owners and makers. He is also celebrated at Hamilton&rsquo\;s Mohawk College for educating new gene rations of Indigenous learners in Haudenosaunee and other Indigenous intel lectual\, social\, political and artistic traditions.
\nIf you need an accessibility accommodation during this program \, please register early so we can confirm arrangements a few days before your visit.
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