Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School (IRS) was located on lot five of the Eagle’s Nest tract in Brantford, surrounded by the Six Nations Indian Reserve from 1885 - 1970 (85 years). The IRS officially closed on June 27, 1970.
Other names identifying the residential school include Mohawk Institution (Industrial and Normal School) (1885); Mohawk Institute and Indian Normal School (1885 - 1893); Mohawk Institution (1885 - 1921); Mohawk Institute (1885 - 1970); Brantford Institute (1922), Mohawk Indian Residential School (1924 - 1968), and Mohawk Student Residence (1968 - 1970).
The Government of Canada was responsible for funding the school, which was managed and operated by the Company for the Propagation of the Gospel in New England, commonly known as the New England Company from 1885 - 1920. The Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada later managed and operated the IRS from 1921 - 1922. From 1943 - 1952, the Diocese of Huron of the Church of England in Canada acted in an advisory capacity. The Mohawk Institute Advisory Committee was established by the Archbishop of Huron and existed from 1947 - 1952. In 1911, an agreement was signed between the federal government and the Company for the Propagation of the Gospel in New England (the New England Company) for the management and operation of the IRS.
Grades taught at the IRS from 1893 - 1970 were mainly primary (1, 2, 3), elementary (4, 5, 6), and junior high (7, 8, 9) with high school during 1947 - 1952 and Jan 1956 to 1957 and including pre-school and kindergarten/beginner from 1954 - 1970. Students from the IRS attended grades 5 - 10 at local schools in Brantford over 11 years from 1953 - 1964. Student enrolment at the IRS ranged between a low of 79 in 1903/04 to a high of 2011 in 1952/53. The total enrolment at the IRS was 11,617+.
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