Indigenous group says ancient remains found at Toronto job site are missing
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Indigenous group may halt Toronto construction after ancestral remains were allegedly stored in a dump truck and kept for over a year.
An Indigenous organization is threatening to stop all construction at a Toronto job site after discovering that ancestral remains stored in a dump truck for over a year are now missing.
The Haudenosaunee Development Institute (HDI), representing the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, said it’s threatening to halt construction activities on Withrow Avenue after feeling like its pleas to find the remains were ignored.
The HDI claims the City of Toronto and its consultants withheld access to the remains and denied repeated requests for involvement.
The remains were excavated from a site located in what is acknowledged as historic Haudenosaunee territory.
“We’ve been denied basic information, denied consultation and denied respect,” said Aaron Detlor, legal counsel for HDI. “Now we have been told, in writing, that those remains are actually sitting in a dump truck. This is beyond negligent.”
Archaeological Services Inc. (ASI), the consultant hired by the city, has confirmed that the human remains were placed in a dump truck and removed from the site, though they have not disclosed where the remains were taken.
The Withrow Avenue site sits on top of an ancient Indigenous village and is designated a burial site investigation zone, according to the release.
A city plaque across the street even marks the area’s significance. HDI says it never consented to the excavation or handling of the remains, which it says violates both Canadian and international law.
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