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Former Mohawk residential school inmate tells his story

We talk with artist Gary Miller.

His current exhibit at the Rochester Contemporary Art Center – “Our Path Forward” – expresses his experience as a child inmate at the Mohawk Institute*, a residential school in Canada.

He joins us for the hour to tell his story.

  • Gary Miller, artist and former child inmate of the Mohawk Institute
  • Neal Keating, Ph.D., curator of “Our Path Forward," author, and associate professor of cultural anthropology at SUNY Brockport

*Note: This conversation may include themes that are difficult for some listeners to hear.

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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