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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 .
The Qu'Appelle Indian Industrial School in Lebret, Assiniboia, North-West Territories, c. 1885 Study period at a Roman Catholic Indian Residential School in Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories. The Canadian Indian residential school system [a] was a network of boarding schools for Indigenous peoples.
The 1876 Act to Promote the Gradual Assimilation of the Indian Tribes of Canada provided the legal framework for the residential school system. [24] The last residential school closed in 1997. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission found records of 4037 deaths at the schools, and published a list. [25]
Pages in category "Residential schools in Canada" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. ... Canadian Indian residential school gravesites;
The Kamloops Indian Residential School was part of the Canadian Indian residential school system. Located in Kamloops , British Columbia, it was once the largest residential school in Canada, with its enrolment peaking at 500 in the 1950s.
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!).
List of schools of the Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (French Catholic schools) List of schools of the Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario (French public schools) List of schools in Regina, Saskatchewan; List of educational institutions in Toronto; List of schools in Winnipeg, Manitoba
On March 31, 1969, the federal government took over control of the school from the Roman Catholic Church, along with all of the schools in the Canadian Indian residential school system. [72] In 1981, St. Joseph's school was closed and turned into an adult education centre.