Mohawk Mothers
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Unmarked graves: Supreme Court won’t hear Mohawk Mothers appeal over McGill expansionThe Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal over a university construction site in Montreal where Indigenous elders suspect unmarked graves of children are located.CanadaJan 16, 2025
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Mohawk Mothers, Duplessis orphans take legal action over planned SAQ warehouseThe Mohawk Mothers and the Duplessis orphans are taking legal action after the SAQ decided to go ahead with the construction of a new warehouse in the city's east end.CanadaMay 15, 2024
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Mohawk Mothers and Duplessis orphans raise concerns over possible remains under SAQ warehouse siteThey want a full investigation to determine whether the land on which the provincial liquor board wants to build an automation centre has human remains.CanadaFeb 12, 2024
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McGill ordered to comply with deal on unmarked grave search at former hospitalMcGill University issued a statement in response to the ruling, saying it will study the decision and will have an update 'in due course.'CanadaNov 21, 2023
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Mohawk Mothers worry possible evidence of human remains at McGill work site will be destroyedThe groups says workers could destroy evidence because they want to move material — without sifting it — from an area where sniffer dogs indicated human remains might be found.CanadaOct 2, 2023
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Mohawk Mothers step up legal fight in search for unmarked graves at former Montreal hospital siteA Quebec's Superior Court judge will hear a motion Thursday filed by a group of Indigenous women to stop new excavation work being done on the former Royal Victoria Hospital site.CanadaSep 13, 2023
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Cadaver dogs sniff out potential human remains at Montreal hospitalAfter three separate searches, cadaver dogs sniffed out potential human remains at the old Royal Victoria Hospital.CanadaJun 29, 2023
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Mohawk Mothers relieved as search begins for potential unmarked graves at former Montreal hospitalMohawk Mothers are declaring a victory, after signing an agreement with McGill and the SQI to allow for archeological mapping at a former hospital to look for unmarked graves.CanadaApr 20, 2023
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Quebec judge says McGill work halted to avoid ‘irreparable harm’ to Mohawk plaintiffsQuebec judge says the identification of unmarked Indigenous graves is a priority for discovering the truth and working towards reconciliation.CanadaNov 1, 2022
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Quebec judge grants interim injunction stopping McGill project over Mohawk concerns over unmarked gravesThe judge has asked the parties to prepare a plan for a search of the grounds to look for unmarked burials.CanadaOct 30, 2022
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