Support Survivors’ Secretariat
Your Contribution Makes a Difference
Every gift, no matter the size, helps us:
- Review and preserve historical records to ensure accurate accounts of what took place at the Mohawk Institute.
- Conduct ground searches for unmarked burials and missing children, so that lost voices are recognized and remembered.
- Expand culturally sensitive support and mental health services for Survivors and their families, and impacted communities, fostering resilience and healing.
- Advocate for truth, recognition, justice, and healing, working toward a future of accountability and understanding.
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Stand with Survivors: Donate Today!
Your support can help amplify the voices of Survivors and strengthen efforts toward Truth and Reconciliation. Every donation, whether financial or in-kind, directly supports the vital work of the Survivors’ Secretariat.
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Standing With Survivors
The Standing with Survivors program accepts financial donations from individuals, groups and organizations who wish to bring attention to the Indian Residential School system as allies.
How we achieve our mission:
- Host a Fundraiser: Organize a community fundraiser or event to spread awareness and contribute to our mission.
- Support our Orange Shirt Campaign: Commemorate Orange Shirt Day by purchasing an official Survivors’ Secretariat Orange Shirt. The proceeds of each shirt sale supports our ongoing programming. Download our 2024-2025 Orange Shirt Package to learn more.
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Donate: make a financial contribution to the organization.
Note: The Survivors’ Secretariat is not a registered charitable organization; therefore, we are unable to issue tax receipts for donations.
YOUR SUPPORT IN ACTION
Your donation will help the Survivors’ Secretariat further its mandate within its four pillars our work.
Document Collection & Research:
We use records and documents to identify every student who attended the Mohawk Institute to inform if any are missing, have passed on or are unaccounted for.
Ground Search
We investigate potential unmarked burials by using geophysical technologies to collect data to identify grave shafts on or around the former Mohawk Institute.
Advocacy
We amplify the voices of Survivors and seek their guidance on how to Bring the Children Home.
Commemoration
We will remember the legacy of those who never returned home and honour the experiences of those who survived by creating spaces to house their memories.