Manitoba First Nation considers further excavations after church dig for unmarked graves

August 21, 2023

A Manitoba First Nation is weighing next steps in its search of a former residential school site after no human remains were found during the excavation of a Catholic church basement.  Minegoziibe Anishinabe, also known as Pine Creek First Nation, excavated 14 anomalies found in the basement of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Catholic Church, which were first detected using ground-penetrating radar. The Pine Creek school was run by…