Organization continues search to identify Indigenous veterans in unmarked graves
The Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte have a long history of military service ranging from the First and Second World War to Afghanistan, but Chief Donald Maracle had always known many of the First Nation’s veterans lay in unmarked graves in the community’s cemeteries.
But with some assistance from a Canada-wide organization working to identify Indigenous veterans lying in unmarked graves, eight Mohawk veterans from the Great Wars now have proper headstones marking their military service.“Even though it is some decades later, it’s better late than never,” he said. “It means a lot to the families and to the communities where there is that strong relationship 1/8with military service 3/8. They are thrilled to see the proper recognition and commemoration,” said Pahud, adding some Indigenous communities are not fully aware of their own history of members who have served.
Pahud said he never would have known many of the people on the list were Indigenous, noting several had French or religious names imposed on them during their time at residential schools or adopted new names in order to enlist in the Armed Forces. “It’s amazing when I mention the name of a veteran and people immediately connect them to the community,” said Trujillo, adding oral histories become key when researchers can’t confirm an Indigenous veteran’s service records.As a result of this collaboration with First Nations, the Last Post Fund’s list of Indigenous veterans has grown through word-of-mouth, as communities help add names to veterans not on Castelnot’s original list.
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