{"id":7628,"date":"2024-12-18T23:57:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T23:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2024\/12\/18\/sacred-fire-at-camp-morgan-honouring-slain-indigenous-woman-to-be-put-out-winnipeg\/"},"modified":"2024-12-18T23:57:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T23:57:14","slug":"sacred-fire-at-camp-morgan-honouring-slain-indigenous-woman-to-be-put-out-winnipeg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2024\/12\/18\/sacred-fire-at-camp-morgan-honouring-slain-indigenous-woman-to-be-put-out-winnipeg\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacred fire at Camp Morgan honouring slain Indigenous woman to be put out – Winnipeg"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Just off of Winnipeg\u2019s Perimeter Highway stands Camp Morgan, an encampment built back in December 2022.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s like a second home to us. This place here has a lot of meaning to not only our family, but our supporters, our city,\u201d Melissa Robinson said.<\/p>\n

The idea of an encampment was spearheaded by the family of Morgan Harris, an Indigenous woman who was the victim of a convicted serial killer.<\/p>\n

A sacred fire was lit at the camp for her two years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we burn it, it\u2019s our connection to the creator and it allows our spirits to be able to see,\u201d said Robinson, who is cousins with Harris.<\/p>\n

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Harris\u2019s remains, along with another victim, Marcedes Myran, are believed to be in the Prairie Green Landfill.<\/p>\n

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Police initially said they wouldn\u2019t search the landfill, citing feasibility and safety concerns.<\/p>\n

But after years of advocacy, a search of the Prairie Green Landfill is now in its fourth stage \u2014 something Assembly of First Nations national chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak is pleased with.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sad that it was such a political issue, but I\u2019m happy that we\u2019re now looking. But at the same time, how many more are in there?\u201d Woodhouse Nepinak said.<\/p>\n

The sacred fire at Camp Morgan was meant to burn until the day her family could bring her home.<\/p>\n