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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 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.
Assumption Indian Residential School (also called the Hay Lakes Residential School) was a part of the Canadian Indian Residential School System in Northwestern Alberta, Canada. The school was operated on the south end of the Hay Lakes reserve by the United Church of Canada and the Roman Catholic Church between 1951 and 1974. [1]
Albert College is a co-educational independent boarding and day school located in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. It is the oldest co-ed boarding independent school in Canada, and the only private boarding school in Belleville. Albert College currently has an enrolment of approximately 300 students from over 20 countries.
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
In 1888, teacher Fred Dennehy received a grant from the Canadian government to support the boarding of students, at which time the school began operating as a day and boarding school. [8] It fully operated as an Indian Residential School under the Government of Canada from 1889 to June 30, 1997.