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    Batchewana First Nation To Repatriate Remains of Ancestors Dug Up and Taken in 1850

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    The document announces an event welcoming the remains of ancestors from the Batchewana First Nation back to their traditional burial grounds. In 1850, the ancestors' remains were excavated from their resting place at Fort Brady, Michigan for scientific experiments and were later held at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. Over the past 5 years, the Batchewana First Nation has worked with the Sault Tribe to repatriate the remains. A ceremony will be held on August 19th where the remains will be transported across the St. Mary's River by birch bark canoe and buried in a traditional ceremony at the Goulais Mission burial grounds, followed by a feast.

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    The document announces an event welcoming the remains of ancestors from the Batchewana First Nation back to their traditional burial grounds. In 1850, the ancestors' remains were excavated from their resting place at Fort Brady, Michigan for scientific experiments and were later held at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. Over the past 5 years, the Batchewana First Nation has worked with the Sault Tribe to repatriate the remains. A ceremony will be held on August 19th where the remains will be transported across the St. Mary's River by birch bark canoe and buried in a traditional ceremony at the Goulais Mission burial grounds, followed by a feast.

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    WELCOMING BACK OUR ANCESTORS!

    August 19 th 2010 11:00am Bellevue Park


    1:00pm Goulais Mission
    

    Remains
of
our
Ancestors
are
coming
home
where
they
belong!

    
In
1850
staff
at
Fort
Brady
Michigan
excavated
the
resting
place
of
our
Ancestors
for
the

    purpose
of
performing
scientific
experiments.
These
remains,
somehow,
for
some
unexplained
reason,

    are
now
being
held
at
the
Smithsonian
in
Washington
DC.

    

    It
was
not
until
the
Sault
Tribe
in
Michigan
were
planning
to
repatriated
some
of
their
own

    Ancestors
when
they
were
notified
about
BFN
having
remains
on
site,
at
the
Smithsonian.

    

    Batchewana
First
Nation
in
collaboration
with
Sault
Tribe
have
been
working
closely
for
the
past

    5
years
to
bring
them
home.
The
process
for
the
release
of
the
remains
is
a
long
one
but
with
our
unique

    historical
background,
and
our
handed
down
teachings,
our
Ancestors
were
easily
identified
as

    Batchewana
First
Nation,
objects
buried
with
them,
and
the
traditional
markings
of
our
ceremonies

    were
clearly
present.


    We
ask
all
Batchewana
First
Nation
Members
come
out
to
see,

    feel,
and
breathe,
the
traditional
teachings
through
ceremony,
and
to

    be
part
of
this
historical
event!

    Tentative
agenda:

    

    ‐ Monday
August
16,
2010

    A
van
will
be
rented
to
drive
the
selected
individuals
to
Washington
DC
to
receive
the

    remains
and
transport
them
back
to
Sault
Michigan

    ‐ Thursday
August
19
2010

    The
remains
of
our
ancestors
will
be
place
in
a
traditionally
built
birch
bark
canoe
to
finish

    the
journey
home
across
the
St.
Maries
River,
arriving
at
Bellevue
Park
at
approximately



    11am.
We
are
asking
all
Batchewana
First
Nation
Members
to
attend
Bellevue
Park
to
help

    us
receive
or
ancestors
back
home.


    ‐ Following
the
gathering
at
Bellevue
Park,
a
procession
to
the
Traditional
Burial
Ground
s
in



    Goulais
Mission
where
a
traditional
burial
ceremony
will
take
place


    ‐ A
Great
feast
will
follow
the
ceremony

    

    All
are
welcome
and
encouraged
to
attend!!!

    


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