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Manitoba to Purchase Private Campground Near Site of Former Residential School
The province says 56 potential gravesites were identified in a 2018 survey, and survivors and First Nations will guide future steps.
- On Monday, Manitoba acquired the Turtle Crossing Campground in Brandon, partnering with the city to protect a burial site linked to the former Brandon Indian Residential School.
- Sold by the city in 2001, the land was later acquired by Mark Kovatch and his wife, Joan, despite historical records documenting a cemetery used from 1896 to 1912.
- A previous geophysical study identified at least 56 gravesites, Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Chief Jennifer Bone noted, which the First Nation has long advocated to protect.
- Premier Wab Kinew will announce the protection plan at a news conference in Brandon on Wednesday, marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day.
- Consultation with Survivors, impacted First Nations, and Advocates will guide future decisions, as Manitoba continues its commitment to Reconciliation and acknowledging the 2,700 names identified through archival research.
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The RecordLand purchase will ‘preserve this memory’
More than 900 people came out to the former Brandon Residential School property on Wednesday as Premier Wab Kinew announced the purchase of Turtle Crossing Campground — the site of a cemetery for students who attended the school.
·Niagara Falls, Canada
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Manitoba to purchase private campground near site of former residential school
The Manitoba government is partnering with the province’s second-largest city to purchase a private campground where historical records show a cemetery for children who died at a residential school is located.
·Toronto, Canada
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Manitoba's purchase of site of unmarked residential school graves a historic moment: Sioux Valley chief
A First Nation community in southwestern Manitoba will be responsible for guiding decisions around the future of a Brandon campground that historical records indicate holds the graves of children who attended a residential school in the area.
·Ottawa, Canada
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right0Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution70% Left
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