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Manitoba buys Turtle Crossing Campground to protect graves

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 2:05 AM UTC · How we work

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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew announced the province will acquire Turtle Crossing Campground to protect a residential-school burial site.
The province contributed $1.5 million and the city of Brandon added $400,000 for the purchase.
Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Chief Jennifer Bone said a 2018 survey identified at least 56 children’s graves.
Kinew will unveil a memorial listing the children’s names on Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew announced the province will acquire Turtle Crossing Campground to protect a residential-school burial site.
The province contributed $1.5 million and the city of Brandon added $400,000 for the purchase.
Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Chief Jennifer Bone said a 2018 survey identified at least 56 children’s graves.
Kinew will unveil a memorial listing the children’s names on Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.