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Sacred Sites

The Saskatchewan First Nations Central Burial Site Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) provides for the re-interment of human remains at the First Nations Central Burial Site. The main signatories of this MOU are the SICC and Saskatchewan Ministry of Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport (TPCS). The human remains re-interred at the Central Burial Site are largely exceptional cases that cannot be resolved by burial elsewhere.

The SICC works with the FSIN Lands and Resources Secretariat to document sacred and traditional sites which were previously occupied by First Nations to:

Develop a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Saskatchewan on protection of Sacred Sites and Traditional Usage Sites;
Meet with the Lands and Resources Secretariat staff to update the list of First Nations sites of significance. The overall intent is to take First Nations ownership of this process;
Consult with First Nation Elders and communities on First Nations’ sites of significance. The objective is to identify First Nation sites across Saskatchewan which should be listed as an Aboriginal Heritage site for protection;
Educate and promote increased understanding by the non-First Nations community;
Produce a list for the Elders Advisory Council’s review and approval; and,
Identify and mark historical sites for the purpose of educating the general public.

Recent Work

Two partial sets of remains were identified for re-interment for the fall of 2010. The re-interment was conducted by the SICC Elders Advisory Council on October 26, 2010.