NEWS:
The year
2007 was the 150th Anniversary of the St. Norbert Parish. As a
commemoration of this event, the St. Norbert Parish-La Barriere
Métis Council, St. Norbert Heritage and St. Norbert Knights of
Columbus erected a memorial cairn in front of the St. Norbert RC
Church. This cairn has all the names of the deceased from the first
cemetery (1859 to 1905) All the names are listed on plaques and
displayed on the cairn as well.
The first
cemetery was established in 1859 on church property next to the
church building. Before then, the deceased were buried in St. Boniface. The first graveyard consisted mostly of
Métis people.
In 1905, the old cemetery was abandoned and a new one was started.
Over the years the old cemetery had little or no maintenance.
Consequently, it deteriorated. So much so that in the late 1980's
everything was cleaned up. There were 1,207 people buried in the old
cemetery. There are approximately 270 different family names. Could
one of these be yours or that of your ancestors?
You will
find all these names listed in our souvenir book which we have for
sale @ $5.00 each. To get a copy contact us at: office@stnorbertmetiscouncil.com
CURRENT NEWS
RED RIVER CART
JOURNEY 2012
Emerson to St.
Norbert July 1-8, 2012
Join us in celebrating 10 years
since the 2002 North American Indigenous Games as we once again
journey from Emerson to St. Norbert by Red River Cart, wagon,
horseback or what have you. It'll be an experience you won't soon
forget.
To participate or for more info
call
Orille Haugan 204-269-2004 or
Satch Dheilly 204-228-4079
Membership Information
A new resolution was passed at
this year's AGA. The deadline to obtain your membership card was
changed from Sept. 1, 2012 to Sept. 1, 2014.
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