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The following is a list of schools that operated as part of the Canadian Indian residential school system. [ nb 1 ] [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The first opened in 1828, and the last closed in 1997. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] These schools operated in all Canadian provinces and territories except Prince Edward Island , and New Brunswick .
Boarding schools in Canada worked towards assimilation of Native students. Historians Brian Klopotek and Brenda Child explain, "Education for Indians was not mandatory in Canada until 1920, long after compulsory attendance laws were passed in the United States, although families frequently resisted sending their children to the residential schools.
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The Muscowequan Indian Residential School was a school within the Canadian Indian residential school system that operated on the lands of the Muskowekwan First Nation and in Lestock, Saskatchewan, from 1889 to 1997. [1]: 354 As of 2021, the school building is the last-standing residential school in Saskatchewan.
All Saints Indian Residential School operated from 1948 until 1951 when it was amalgamated with St. Albans to become Prince Albert Indian Residential School. All Saints was previously located in La Ronge, Saskatchewan, from 1906 to 1947. Its staff and students were moved to Prince Albert when the school was destroyed by fire in 1947. [3] [4]
St. Augustine's Indian Residential School; St. Eugene Golf Resort and Casino; Saint Joseph's Mission (Williams Lake) St. Mary's Indian Residential School; St. Michael's Indian Residential School (Alert Bay) St. Paul's Indian Residential School
The Kootenay Indian Residential School, composed of the St. Eugene's and St. Mary's mission schools, was a part of the Canadian Indian residential school system and operated in Cranbrook, British Columbia between 1890 and 1970. [1]: 354 The school, run by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate of the Roman Catholic Church, first opened in 1890.
The title of this list should be List of Canadian Indian residential schools so as to specify the Indian Reseidential School system and to exclude private schools like Upper Canada College, St. Michael's University School, Vancouver College, Brentwood College, Shawnigan Lake School etc (and All Hallows!).