Memorial Wall and Area

To date, it is estimated that approximately 5,400 children attended the Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School. We are honoured to create this Memorial Wall, which will feature the names of over 60 communities across Canada from which these children were taken. This number reflects the current confirmed data, but it may change as ongoing research continues to uncover information about the youth who attended the Mohawk Institute, which operated from 1834 to 1970.

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Project Status

The ‘Memorial Wall and Area’ Project is 34% complete

Accomplishments include:

• Secure down payment for Granite

Project Finance

Funds Needed: $ 436,586

Funds Raised: $ 150,000

Project Breakdown

Memorial Wall Project Breakdown:
Memorial Wall Project Phase 1
Memorial Wall Project Phase 2
Memorial Wall Project Phase 3
Memorial Wall Project Phase 4

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Memorial Wall Project Phase 1

Memorial Wall

• This includes granite
• Memorial Wall foundation
• Delivery of Granite (lettering and design completed)
• Any future lettering and design will be at additional cost.

Memorial Wall Project Phase 1 Total: $ 300,000.00
Funds raised for Memorial Wall Project Phase 1: $ 150,000.00

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Memorial Wall Project Phase 2

Memorial Wall Area – Concrete Foundation Work

• excavation and removal of fill from site
• form and pour a concrete trench footing 4′ below grade, reinforced with rebar
• remove trench footing forms
• lay cinder block from the trench footing to grade, reinforced with rebar
• pour concrete in the cinder blocks, and form and pour a concrete pad at grade on top of the wall.
• remove concrete pad forms

Note: This includes a foundation for the reflection bench only and does not include foundation work for the memorial wall.
Memorial Wall Project Phase 2 Total: $9,822.34
Funds raised for Memorial Wall Project Phase 2: $ 0.00

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Memorial Wall Project Phase 3

Memorial Wall Area – Reflection Bench

• bench to be 20′ wide, 18″ tall and 1′ deep
• cinder block center wall for structural support
• polished black granite slabs surrounding the cinder block wall
• 2″ rock-faced black granite capping

Memorial Wall Project Phase 3 Total: $36,904.79
Funds raised for Memorial Wall Project Phase 3: $ 0.00

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Memorial Wall Project Phase 4

Memorial Wall Area – Paver Patio

• excavation and removal of excavated fill
• install forms for the concrete base
• permeable concrete base reinforced with steel mesh
• compact the concrete base
• remove concrete forms
• HPB levelling course
• Permacon Melville 60mm pavers
• polymeric sand
• concrete edge restraint reinforced with rebar

Memorial Wall Project Phase 4 Total: $89,858.71
Funds raised for Memorial Wall Project Phase 4: $ 0.00

Project Timeline

• Design and Planning
• Budgeting and Financing
  • Fundraising
  • Donations
  • Secure funding through grants
• Hire Contractors
  • Brantford Monument
• Construction Phase
  • Site Preparation
  • Granite
  • Construction
• Inspection
• Post-Construction report

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