St. Peter Dynevor Anglican Church
This Gothic revival church, built in 1852-54 by stonemason Duncan McRae, whose Little Britain Church I have also posted, is the oldest Aboriginal stone church in Western Canada. It is a remnant of the Anishinaabe community of St. Peter’s, the first Aboriginal agricultural community in Western Canada. The community was subsequently relocated to the Peguis Reserve near Hodgson Manitoba, but the gravesite of historically important Ojibway Chief Peguis is in the Dynevor cemetery along with more than 3,000 other gravesites.
During a restoration in 2002-2003, centuries old aboriginal artifacts were found under the floor boards of the church.
St. Peter Dynevor Anglican Church
This Gothic revival church, built in 1852-54 by stonemason Duncan McRae, whose Little Britain Church I have also posted, is the oldest Aboriginal stone church in Western Canada. It is a remnant of the Anishinaabe community of St. Peter’s, the first Aboriginal agricultural community in Western Canada. The community was subsequently relocated to the Peguis Reserve near Hodgson Manitoba, but the gravesite of historically important Ojibway Chief Peguis is in the Dynevor cemetery along with more than 3,000 other gravesites.
During a restoration in 2002-2003, centuries old aboriginal artifacts were found under the floor boards of the church.