Historic Sites of Manitoba: Ste. Madeleine Cemetery (RM of Ellice-Archie)

This cemetery at the former community of Ste. Madeleine in the Rural Municipality of Ellice-Archie contains a commemorative kiosk, built in 2016, with the bell from St. Hubert Roman Catholic Church. A plaque beside the kiosk provides a history of the Ste. Madeline community, which was established by Metis people in the 1880s. A Roman Catholic mission was established here in 1902 by Father Jules Decorby. At its peak in the late 1920s, over 400 people lived here. They were dispersed between 1938 and 1940 as the land was converted into pasture by the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration. The site is accessible by a primitive road that is likely impassable when wet.

On 19 July 2024, the Manitoba government agreed to transfer 100 acres of land at the site to the Manitoba Metis Federation.

Ste. Madeleine Cemetery (May 2019) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Commemorative kiosk at the Ste. Madeleine Cemetery (May 2019) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Location (lat/long): N50.58023, W101.43184 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Hubert’s Roman Catholic Church (Gambler First Nation)

Review: Ken and Victoria Zeilig, Ste. Madeleine: Community Without a Town; Métis Elders in Interview by Diane Payment
Manitoba History, Number 17, Spring 1989

Memorable Manitobans: Kenneth Stewart “Ken” Zeilig (1939-1990)

Sources:

“Manitoba government and Manitoba Metis Federation sign Memorandum of Understanding following historic joint cabinet meeting,” Manitoba News Release, 19 July 2024.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 19 July 2024

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