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January 11, 2024
Statement from Ontario Regional Chief Hare and Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Reg Niganobe regarding Ancestors that were uncovered at a Toronto construction site
NationTalk: Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare and Chiefs of Ontario Heritage and Burials Portfolio Holder Grand Council Chief Reg Niganobe have released the following statement following the discovery of Ancestors at a construction site in Toronto on January 5th: “Honouring our Ancestors is a foundational component of First Nations worldviews – this includes where they...
October 30, 2023
Cadaver dogs searching for unmarked graves at former Kenora residential school site uncover 22 ‘alerts’
The alerts in addition to 171 plausible burial sites detected at former St. Mary’s site in January Warning: This story contains distressing details. CBC News: Wauzhushk Onigum First Nation in northwestern Ontario says cadaver dogs conducting ground searches of a former residential school site have found 22 “alerts” indicating the underground presence of historical human remains....
January 17, 2023
‘A tragic first for Ontario’: 171 plausible burials found at Kenora residential school site
A survivors group is investigating the site of the St. Mary’s Indian Residential School, which operated under different names from 1897 to 1972. Article was updated 10 hrs ago Toronto Star: A survivors group that has been investigating the site of the former St. Mary’s Indian Residential School in Kenora, Ont., says ground-penetrating radar has...