Remembering the Children

In Memoriam

The Survivors’ Secretariat strives to remember and honour each child who was taken from their home, culture, and family and forced to attend the Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School located within Brantford, Ontario.

The Survivors’ Secretariat is dedicated to uncovering and documenting the names, lives, and fates of the children who never returned home. We believe we need to remember them into history. Their lives were sacred and deserve to be accounted for.

Remembering the Children

We pay our deepest respects to each child who died while associated with the Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School. This chart shares the names of the 48 children who were known to have died at the Mohawk Institute. This list was originally published in 2012 on the National Centre of Truth and Reconciliation’s (NCTR) Mohawk Institute Student Memorial.

First Name

Last Name

Date of Death

Known Communities

Albert

Davey

1897-11-02

Six Nations

Andrew

Silver

1893-12-27

Tuscarora Reserve

Arthur

Staats

1924-03-31

Six Nations

Augustus

Jacket

1852-01-04

Six Nations

Bernard Iveran

Beaver

1910-07-04

Alnwick/Alderville First Nation

Caroline

Burnam

1902-09-08

Six Nations

Edgar

Smith

1916-03-29

Six Nations

Edith

Clause

1910-09-17

Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte

Effie

Smith

1936-05-11

Oneida of the Thames

Emily

Hill

1871-12-09

Six Nations

Emma

Martin

1871-03-01

Six Nations

Eva Jane

Lickers (Herkimer)

1929-01-25

Mississaugas of the New Credit

Francis

Waddilove

1876-06-03

Muncey

First Name

Last Name

Date of Death

Known Communities

Gladys

Staats

1927-01-21

Six Nations

Gordon

Tobias

1918-10-27

Moraviantown

Hilda

Wilson

1918-10-27

Ida

Curley

1880-06-10

Six Nations

Inez

Wilson

1900-04-06

Tuscarora Reserve

Jenny

Maracle

1901-06-16

Jesse

Cusick

1907-02-10

Tuscarora Reserve

John

Moses

1897-10-13

Joseph William

Commanda

1968-09-03

Golden Lake Algonquin

Julia

Turkey

1871-01-21

Six Nations

Kitchener

Jamieson

1927-03-07

Muncey

Lillian

VanEvery

1918-10-24

Six Nations

Loretta [Loretto]

Sero

1905-02-06

Six Nations

Louisa

Leween

1902-04-30

Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte/Tyendinaga

First Name

Last Name

Date of Death

Known Communities

Mabel

Walker

1902-08-09

Cape Croker

Margaret

Lickers

1912-02-01

Six Nations

Margaret

Maracle

1901-06-16

Margaret

Williams

1852-01-04

Six Nations

Mary Ann Suzan Clara

Ottereyes

1965-09-05

Waswanipi

Morley

Snake

1965-01-21

Muncey

Pauline

Johnson

1932-04-11

Six Nations

Peter

Doctor [Doxtator]

1868-06-08

Six Nations

Raymond (Jaques)

Jacobs

1941-11-17

Moraviantown

Robert

Gibson

1917-06-05

Six Nations

Ruben

Fox

1925-02-17

Muncey

Russell

Bennett

1918-10-21

First Name

Last Name

Date of Death

Known Communities

Sarah

Hill

1872-04-29

Six Nations

Solomon

Askewe or Ashkewe

1902-06-14

Cape Croker

Stanley

Herkimer [Herimer]

1918-11-01

Susan [Susannah]

Maracle

1871-08-23

Six Nations

Susanah

Hill

1851-12-15

Six Nations

Theresa

Lacour

1891-08-09

Caughnawaga

Walter

Henry

1918-10-28

Bringing Their Memories
Home

Since 2021, the Survivors’ Secretariat has identified an additional 57* known child deaths which raises the total to 105* known children who perished while associated with the Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School. *As of February 2025

Information about child attendees is being compiled and tagged for the eventual transfer into a Community Archive. Before this information can be made public the issues around data governance and data sovereignty will need to be addressed. As such, the Survivors’ Secretariat is not publishing these additional names until we are able to discuss privacy concerns of Survivors, their families and impacted communities.

As we continue this journey, we hold space for every lost child and work to ensure they are never forgotten.

Support Services Available to Survivors

The Secretariat works within a trauma-informed paradigm. As such, each Survivor and their family will have a unique way in which they process information and move forward on their journey. We recognize that the information on this page can be triggering for many people. If you require immediate support, please contact the services listed at the bottom of this page.

Investigations into Known Child Deaths

Multijurisdictional Police Taskforce

In 2021, a Multijurisdictional Police Taskforce (MJPTF) was launched to investigate the 48 names that appear in the NCTR’s Mohawk Institute In Memoriam. This investigation closed in February 2023 to pursue a coroner’s investigations. As of November 2024, a final report on the 48 known child is still forthcoming from the MJPTF.

Coroner’s Investigation

Survivors’ Secretariat is now working with the Office of the Chief Coroner (OCC) for Ontario to pursue a coroner’s investigation. This switch from a criminal investigation allows the Secretariat to pivot focus from perpetrators to victims.

Analysis of Documents Collected

The Secretariat employs an investigative advisor and data librarian to analyze information obtained through records and document collections. This is a slow and arduous process as we are dealing with memories of children and want to ensure we are thorough in our work.

Help Us Honour and Remember the Children