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The following is a list of Canadian Indian residential schools[1] The first residential schools were set up in the 1840s with the last residential school closing in 1996.[2]
Religious denomination | |
(AN) | Anglican Church |
(BP) | Baptist |
(MD) | Methodist |
(OO) | Other |
(PB) | Presbyterian Church |
(RC) | Roman Catholic Church |
(UC) | United Church of Canada |
Contents |
Name | Location | Province | Opened | Closed | Denomination |
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Assumption Indian Residential School (Hay Lakes Indian Residential School) | Hay Lakes | AB | 1951 | 1970 | RC |
Blue Quill’s Indian Residential School (Lac la Biche Boarding School/ Hospice of St. Joseph) | Lac la Biche | AB | 1862 | 1898 (moved to Brocket) | RC |
Blue Quill’s Indian Residential School (Sacred Heart Indian Residential School / Saddle Lake Boarding School) | Lac la Biche | AB | 1898 | 1931 | RC |
Blue Quill’s Indian Residential School (St. Paul’s Residential School) | Lac la Biche | AB | 1931 | 1970 (became the first Native-administered school in Canada) | RC |
Convent of Holy Angels Indian Residential School (Holy Angels Indian Residential School/ Our Lady of Victoria Indian Residential School) | Fort Chipewyan | AB | 1902 | 1974 | RC |
Crowfoot Indian Residential School | Cluny | AB | 1909 | 1968 | RC |
Dunbow Industrial School (St. Joseph’s Industrial School, High River Industrial School) | High River | AB | 1888 | 1939 | RC |
Edmonton Industrial School | St. Albert | AB | 1919 | 1960 | MD |
Ermineskin Indian Residential School | Hobbema | AB | 1916 | 1973 | RC |
Fort Smith Indian Residential School (Breyant Hall) | Fort Smith | AB | 1955 | 1970 | RC |
Immaculate Conception Indian Residential School (Immaculate Conception Boarding School / Blood Indian Residential School) | Stand-Off | AB | 1884 | 1926 | RC |
Immaculate Conception Boarding School (Blood Indian Residential School / St. Mary’s Mission Boarding School) | Stand-Off | AB | 1911 | 1975 | RC |
McDougall Orphanage and Residential School (Morley Indian Residential School) | Morley | AB | 1886 | 1949 | MD |
Old Sun’s Boarding School (North Camp Residential School / White Eagle’s Boarding School / Short Robe Boarding School) | Gleichen | AB | 1894 | 1912 | AN |
Old Sun’s Boarding School (North Camp School / White Eagle’s Boarding School / Short Robe Boarding School) | Gleichen | AB | 1929 | 1971 | AN |
Peigan Indian Residential School (Victoria Jubilee Home) | Brocket | AB | 1892 | 1965 | AN |
Red Deer Industrial School | Red Deer | AB | 1889 | 1944 | MD |
Sarcee Indian Residential School | Calgary | AB | 1894 | 1930 | AN |
St. Albert’s Indian Residential School | St. Albert | AB | 1941 | 1948 | RC |
St. Andrew’s Indian Residential School | Whitefish Lake | AB | 1895 | 1950 | AN |
St. Barnabas Indian Residential School | Sarcee | AB | 1899 (new school built in 1912) | 1922 | AN |
St. Bernard Indian Residential School (Grouard Indian Residential School) | Grouard | AB | 1939 | 1962 | RC |
St. Bruno Indian Residential School (Joussard Indian Residential School) | Joussard | AB | 1913 | 1969 | RC |
St. Cyprian’s Indian Residential School | Brocket | AB | 1900 (new school built in 1926) | 1962 | AN |
St. Francis Xavier Indian Residential School | Calais | AB | 1890 | 1961 | RC |
St. Henri Indian Residential School (Fort Vermilion Indian Residential School) | Fort Vermilion | AB | 1900 | 1968 | RC |
St. John’s Indian Residential School (Wabasca Residential School) | Wabasca | AB | 1895 (new school built in 1949) | 1966 | AN |
St. Martin Boarding School | Wabasca | AB | 1901 | 1973 | RC |
St. Paul Des Métis Indian Residential School | St. Paul | AB | 1898 | 1905 | RC |
St. Paul’s Indian Residential School | Cardston | AB | 1900 | 1972 | AN |
St. Peter’s Indian Residential School (Lesser Slave Lake Indian Residential School) | Lesser Slave Lake | AB | 1900 | 1932 | AN |
Sturgeon Lake Indian Residential School | Sturgeon Lake | AB | 1907 | 1957 | RC |
Youville Indian Residential School | Edmonton | AB | 1892 | 1948 | RC |
Alberni Indian Residential School | Port Alberni | BC | 1920 | 1973 | PB |
Ahousaht Indian Residential School | Ahousaht | BC | 1901 | 1950 | PB |
Christie Indian Residential School (Kakawis Indian Residential School) | Tofino (Meares Island) | BC | 1900 | 1973 | RC |
Christie Indian Residential School (New Christie Indian Residential School / Kakawis Indian Residential School) | Tofino, British Columbia (Meares Island) | BC | 1974 | 1983 | RC |
Cowichan Catholic Convent School | Cowichan | BC | 1863 | unknown | RC |
Friendly Cove Day School | Yuquot | BC | 1930 | 1964 | RC |
Greenville Mission Boy’s Boarding School | Nass River | BC | 1863 | unknown | MD |
Kamloops Indian Residential School (St. Ann’s Academy) | Kamloops | BC | 1890 | 1978 | RC |
Kamloops Indian Residential School (St. Louis Mission Indian Residential School) | Kamloops | BC | 1890 | 1978 | RC |
Kitimaat Indian Residential School (Elizabeth Long Memorial School for Girls) | Kitimaat | BC | 1883 | unknown | MD |
Kootenay Indian Residential School (St. Eugene’s Indian Residential School, St. Mary’s Indian Residential School) | Cranbrook | BC | 1898 | 1970 | RC |
Kuper Island Indian Residential School | Chemainus | BC | 1890 | 1975 | RC |
Lejac Indian Residential School | Fraser Lake | BC | 1910 (new building in 1922) | 1976 | RC |
Lower Post Indian Residential School | Lower Post | BC | 1940 | 1975 | RC |
Methodist Coqualeetza Institute | Chilliwack | BC | 1886 | 1937 (later became the Coqualeetza Hospital and is now the Coqualeetza Cultural Education Centre | MD |
Metlakatla Indian Residential School (Metlakatla Indian Girl’s School) | Metlakatla | BC | 1891 | 1962 | OO |
Port Simpson Methodist Girl’s School | Port Simpson | BC | 1863 | 1950 | MD |
Presbyterian Coqualeetza Indian Residential School | Chilliwack | BC | 1861 | 1940 | PB |
Roman Catholic Coqualeetza Indian Residential School | Chilliwack | BC | 1890 | 1941 | RC |
Sechelt Indian Residential School | Sechelt | BC | 1912 | 1975 | RC |
Squamish Indian Residential School (St. Francis Indian Residential School / St. Paul’s Indian Residential School) | North Vancouver | BC | 1898 | 1959 | RC |
St. George’s Indian Residential School (Lytton Indian Residential School) | Lytton | BC | 1901 (new school built in 1928) | 1979 | AN |
St. Mary’s Mission Indian Residential School | Mission (Pekw'Xe:yles) | BC | 1861 | 1984 | RC |
St. Michael’s Indian Residential School (Alert Bay Indian Residential School) | Alert Bay | BC | 1929 | 1975 | AN |
Thomas Crosby Indian Residential School (Thomas Crosby Girls Home Indian Residential School) | Port Simpson | BC | 1879 | 1950 | MD |
Thomas Crosby Indian Residential School (Thomas Crosby Home for Boys Indian residential School) | Port Simpson | BC | 1879 | 1950 | MD |
Victoria Catholic Convent School | Victoria | BC | 1863 | unknown | RC |
Williams Lake Indian Residential School (Williams Lake Industrial School) | Cariboo | BC | 1890 | 1981 | RC |
Yale Indian Residential School | Yale | BC | 1900 | unknown | AN |
Yuquot Indian Residential School | Yuquot | BC | 1901 | 1913 | RC |
Assiniboia Indian Residential School (Assiniboia Hostel) | Winnipeg | MB | 1958 (September 2) | 1973 (June 30) | RC |
Birtle Indian Residential School | Birtle | MB | 1888 (December 3) | 1970 | PB |
Brandon Indian Residential School (Brandon Industrial School) | Brandon | MB | 1895 (May 23) | 1972 (June 30) | MD |
Cross Lake Indian Residential School (Norway House Roman Catholic Indian Residential School) | Cross Lake | MB | 1915(March 9) | 1969(July 30) | RC |
Elkhorn Indian Residential School (Elkhorn Industrial School / Washakada Indian Residential School) | Elkhorn | MB | 1888 | 1919 (as CP Railway purchased land on which school was built) | AN |
Elkhorn Indian Residential School (Washakada Indian Residential School) | Elkhorn | MB | 1925 | 1949 | AN |
Fort Alexander Indian Residential School | Pine Falls | MB | 1905 | 1970 (June) | RC |
Guy Hill Indian Residential School | Sturgeon Landing | MB | 1926 (On Sept 4, 1952, the school burned down and the students were relocated to a temporary school in The Pas until a newly built schoolin Clearwater Lake in 1958) | 1979 (June 30) | RC |
Lake St. Martin Indian Residential School | Fisher River | MB | 1874 (new school built in 1948) | 1963 | AN |
MacKay Indian Residential School | The Pas | MB | 1915 | 1933 | AN |
MacKay Indian Residential School | Dauphin | MB | 1955 | 1980 | AN |
Norway House Methodist Indian Residential School | Norway House | MB | 1900 | 1967(June 30) | MD |
Pine Creek Indian Residential School (Camperville Indian Residential School) | Camperville | MB | 1890 | 1969 (August 31) | RC |
Portage la Prairie Methodist Indian Residential School | Portage la Prairie | MB | 1891 | 1975 (June 30) | MD |
Portage la Prairie Presbyterian Indian Residential | Portage la Prairie | MB | 1895 | 1950 | PB |
Sandy Bay Indian Residential School | Sandy Bay Reserve | MB | 1905 | 1970 (June 30) | RC |
St. Boniface Industrial School | St. Boniface | MB | 1891 | 1909 | RC |
St. Paul’s Industrial School (St. Rupert’s Land Industrial School) | Selkirk | MB | 1886 | 1906 | AN |
Waterhen Indian Residential School | Waterhen | MB | 1890 | 1900 | RC |
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