Content Warning: Mentions of death On Oct. 10, McGill’s Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) Christopher Manfredi sent an email to all McGill students and staff providing updates on the work taking place on the former Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) grounds, where the university plans to construct its New Vic project—a state-of-the-art[Read More…]
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McGill must stand by the Mohawk Mothers
At the bottom of Mount-Royal lies the Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH)––the site of an ongoing legal battle where McGill’s colonial past and the fight for truth and justice come to a head. On Sept. 12, McGill commenced drilling on the New Vic Project, aiming to “revitalize” the RVH in service[Read More…]
Mohawk Mothers return to court as McGill begins drilling on New Vic site
Content Warning: Mentions of assault and death The Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) called an emergency three-hour hearing on Sept. 14 over the ongoing archaeological investigation into McGill’s New Vic Project site, where they believe there may be unmarked graves of Indigenous children. Prompted by McGill’s decision to commence drilling on[Read More…]
McGill reports nine potential grave zones at New Vic site a week after security verbally assaulted Mohawk Mothers
CW: Mentions of assault and death On July 25, the Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) were verbally assaulted by security personnel on McGill’s New Vic project site. A week later, on Aug. 3, McGill issued a comprehensive press release about the ongoing investigation into the New Vic project site, announcing that[Read More…]
Search dogs detect evidence of human remains in front of Hersey Pavillon
CW: Mentions of death and abuse On June 9, search dogs identified areas that could contain evidence of Indigenous human remains in front of Hersey Pavillon on the site of McGill’s New Vic project. Three weeks later, on June 29, the Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) appeared in the Superior Court[Read More…]
Mohawk Mothers seek an investigation into the abuse at L’Hôpital de la Miséricorde
CW: Mentions of infanticide, abuse, and rape The Kanien’keha:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) submitted a letter of formal notice to the City of Montreal, Société québécoise des infrastructures (SQI), and the Government of Quebec on May 29 to request the termination of the sale of the Hôpital de la Miséricorde. Spurred[Read More…]
Mohawk Mothers reach settlement agreement with McGill to search for potential graves at New Vic site
Content Warning: Mentions of psychological and physical abuse The Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) appeared in the Superior Court of Quebec on April 20 for a case management hearing about their recent settlement agreement with McGill. The hearing concluded a years-long legal battle over searching for potential unmarked Indigenous graves on[Read More…]
Administration challenged on claims about New Vic at Senate meeting
McGill’s Senate, the university’s second-highest governing body, met for the second time in 2023 on Feb. 15 in the Robert Vogel Council Room of the Leacock Building. The meeting touched on ongoing litigation between McGill and the Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers). The Mothers and McGill have been in a year-long[Read More…]
Judge grants injunction to halt New Vic construction in historic win for Mohawk Mothers
A Quebec Superior Court judge, Justice Gregory Moore, granted the Kanien’kehà:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) an interlocutory injunction on Oct. 27, after a two-day court hearing for the Mothers’ ongoing lawsuit against McGill over potential unmarked Indigenous graves on McGill’s New Vic site. This injunction will effectively halt all archeological work[Read More…]
Construction begins on New Vic site without consent from Mohawk Mothers
Content Warning: Mention of colonial violence. Arkéos, an archeological firm hired by McGill, began excavating the Royal Victoria Hospital site as part of McGill’s New Vic project, on Oct. 12. The firm is investigating claims that there may be unmarked graves of Indigenous children on or near the property. Arkéos[Read More…]
