After human remains unearthed at St. Joseph's Oratory in Montreal, Mohawk ancestors find new resting place After being discovered during a construction dig, the remains were transported and interred in the oldest known cemetery grounds in the Mohawk community near Montreal. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: May 12, 2021 6:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 12 Bones associated with four skeletons were found during renovation work on the site of St. Joseph's Oratory, located at the base of Mount Royal.(Matt D'Amours/CBC) When St. Joseph's Oratory in Montreal announced it would be doing some renovation work to reconfigure its gardens and entrance, the team had an inkling that they might find more than dirt and rocks buried under the historic site.