WOODLAND CULTURAL CENTRE
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Mission Statement
Woodland Cultural Centre strives to protect, promote, interpret, and present the Hodinohsho:ni worldview. As a Centre of excellence, the Woodland Cultural Centre envisions a future where Hodinohsho:ni people will speak their languages, know and practice their cultures, and share their history. Our mandate is to facilitate Indigenous and non-Indigenous understanding by providing education opportunities, producing innovative exhibitions, promoting local artists, and creating language resources. We inspire and engage communities through accessibility of the collection for present and future generations. We foster relationships with community-based organizations, academia, and cultural institutions to produce multi-disciplinary programming, strengthen oral traditions and language retention, and renewal of contemporary and traditional artistic practices. We ensure accurate documentation, education and promotion of the values, practices, languages, national treasures and articles of Indigenous peoples. And we also honour Residential School survivors by ensuring Indigenous voices and perspectives are leading and defining reconciliation efforts.
About This Cause
The Woodland Cultural Centre (WCC) was established in October 1972, under the direction of the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians upon the closure of the Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School (MI). WCC’s focus began on collecting research and artifacts, to develop its library and museum collections, expanding to include the arts in 1975 and the language program in 1984. As an organization with historic expertise and strong community connections, WCC has a key role to play in knowledge and learning through its program offerings, including education, museum, language, library and arts. Home to an exceptional collection of significant pieces specific to both the Six Nations’ community history, culture and traditions, and beyond, the Museum provides accessibility to community members for the present and future generations through acquisition, research, preservation and interpretation of the collection. The Language Program strengthens languages, produces resources, supports community grassroots language initiatives, and works with Elders, Faithkeepers, and speakers to preserve the languages so that future generations will also have the tools that they need to strengthen the languages in turn. Both the WCC and the Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School have a critical role to play in educating Indigenous and non-Indigenous people about the history, events and resiliency of Hodinohsho:ni people. The site involves an interactive museum and gallery, the library and language resource Centre, MI, and 5acres of grounds and green spaces with outdoor exhibits. MI is one of the few residential schools that still stands in the country, and as such is critical for education across the country and beyond, and for honouring the voices of survivors, whose stories need to be shared.