Manitoba community gathers to prepare for church basement excavation of possible unmarked graves – CBC

Jul 25, 2023

Pine Creek First Nation excavating 14 anomalies found in church basement near former residential school

WARNING: This story includes distressing details.

The excavation of possible unmarked graves near a former residential school is the next step on a journey of trauma and healing, say members of a Manitoba First Nation.

Minegoziibe Anishinabe, also known as Pine Creek First Nation, is working with Brandon University researchers to excavate 14 anomalies found in the basement of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Catholic Church using ground-penetrating radar last year. The church sits beside the former Pine Creek Residential School.

Nation member Brenda Catcheway has been part of the search for unmarked graves since it first began. She says the search is part of the story of Minegoziibe Anishinabe, located about 320 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg, because the residential school left traumas that have lasted generations.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/pine-creek-excavation-church-unmarked-graves-1.6916641