Aboriginal Park (Windsor, Ontario)

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  Shawn (guest)

  Aboriginal Park is named for the native site found here. It has been dug up, but six native bodies were found along with many artifacts.

  15 years ago | reply | hide comment
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  Phylmarie Fess / Manidoonaateshi (guest)

  Department of Parks. City of Windsor I bring attention to issues regarding that land which is called Aboriginal Park in the City of Windsor, but is really part of First Nation Burial Ground. We have not forgotten them. They must be honoured. 1. We First Nations people cannot access the rest of the Burial Ground land because: ….a. The Expressway and curved access driving road lanes from the Expressway to Huron Church Road are built on top of the land. ….b. The triangle of land formed by the Expressway on the south side, Huron Church Road on the west side, and the curved diagonal access driving road lanes is inaccessible to us, because of danger of being hit by driving traffic vehicles. ….c. The City of Windsor is constructing a walking footbridge for wildlife to safely and readily cross above Huron Church Road from woodlands on east and west sides of Huron Church Road. In like consideration, the City of Windsor needs to also construct a graduated level, multidirectional access ramp at each end of a walking footbridge, for First Nations people to safely and readily cross above the curved diagonal access driving road lanes, and therby access the triangle of land which is also part of the Burial Ground. 2. This is a Burial Ground. A cemetery. We have ceremonies of honouring here. Other Essex County Cemeteries have no playground built upon them. There should be no playground equipment built on here. When do you plan to remove the playground equipment? We have not forgotten them. They must be honoured. My family has been doing so since before the Expressway was conceived. ~ Manidoonaateshing-ikwe / Phylmarie Fess

  11 years ago | reply | hide comment