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Ancestral remains reburied in ceremony with St'uxwtews First Nation and Ashcroft Terminal

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Ancestral remains which are estimated to be more than 3,000 years old were reburied Thursday night after a site was agreed upon by the St’uxwtews First Nation and Ashcroft Terminal in B.C.’s southern Interior.

Since the discovery by staff at the Ashcroft Terminal during redevelopment work at the railway transfer site, the remains  have been stored onsite in a locked trailer.

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Last week, elders of the St’uxwtews First Nation met in their community hall near Cache Creek, B.C., to

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This story was originally published on CBC News. To read the rest of this news worthy story, please visit https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/st-uxwtews-first-nation-human-remains-ashcroft-terminal-1.5903303?cmp=rss.

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