Police set up toll-free tip line for investigation into deaths at Mohawk Institute residential school
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WARNING: This story contains distressing details
Investigators have set up a toll-free tip line to help gather more information about deaths at the Mohawk Institute residential school.
"Investigators want to hear from survivors of the Mohawk Institute, who have any information about missing children or witnessed any criminal acts that could have led to the deaths of children at the facility," the OPP stated in a media release.
The announcement was made alongside the Six Nations Police Service and the Brantford Police Service.
All three services are taking part in the criminal investigation, which was announced in July last year, following repeated calls from survivors and Six Nations elected chief Mark Hill.
"We will work tirelessly to locate any remains of children at the Mohawk Institute, and if any remains are found, we will conduct a painstaking investigation to determine how they died. But we cannot do it alone," said Six Nations Police Chief Darren Montour in a video provincial police shared on Twitter Monday.
Six Nations Police previously said Montour was given a signed letter from survivors of the residential school who outlined mental, physical and sexual abuse by staff members.
"The letter also alleges that some students disappeared, were never seen again, and that many died while at the school," the service said at the time. "The survivors felt that some staff may be responsible for the deaths of the students."
The police tip line will be monitored 12 hours a day, and callers can expect a response within 24 hours, according to police.
Anyone with information or wanting to share their story is asked to contact investigators by calling 1-888-523-8587.
A ground search of the roughly 200 hectares of property that were once owned by the residential school started in early November of last year.
In January, the group overseeing the search for unmarked graves received $10.2 million in funding from Ottawa.
Kimberly Murray, executive lead for the Survivors' Secretariat at Six Nations of the Grand River, said it was "pleased" with the support, but more was needed to complete the work.
"It's not going to be enough, and in fact, the budget we put forward was for more, but it's definitely helped us with the start of our search and the search for records as well," she said at the time.
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