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Residential Schools Archive

The following list of schools are institutions recognized in the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA).

There are some schools that do not contain a list of student names. This means that at present, we have no record of children having died as a result of their time at that school. There is a significant amount of work still to be done to ensure no child is forgotten. If you have any information on a child that did not return home from a school, please contact us at the NCTR.

Select a school below to view the names of the children who died at or went missing from that school.

A National Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide support to former students. This 24-Hour Crisis Line can be accessed at: 1-866-925-4419.

Residential School - Norway House, MB (1899 -1967)

Norway House (Rossville)

The Methodist Missionary Society of Canada began operating this northern Manitoba school in 1899. The building burned down in 1913 …

Residential School - Cross Lake, MB (1960 -1967)

Notre Dame Hostel (Jack River Annex)

Associated with the Roman Catholic mission at Norway House, the Notre Dame Hostel succeeded the Jack River Annex. Until 1960 …

Residential School - Gleichen, AB (1886 -1971)

Old Sun (Blackfoot)

The Old Sun Boarding School on the Blackfoot Reserve in Alberta opened in 1886. In 1893, the boys from the …

Residential School - Sioux Lookout, ON (1927 -1978)

Pelican Lake (Pelican Falls)

Pelican Lake school was established in 1926 near Sioux Lookout, ON. Despite its location on the Canadian Shield, the students …

Residential School - Camperville, MB (1890 -1969)

Pine Creek (Camperville)

The Pine Creek School opened in 1890, closed in 1892 and then reopened in a larger building in 1894. A …

Residential School - Pointe Bleue, QC (1960 -1991)

Pointe Bleue

The Point Bleue school, north of Roberval, Quebec, was opened in the autumn of 1960 under Roman Catholic administration. The …

Residential School - Poplar Hill, ON (1962 -1989)

Poplar Hill

The Poplar Hill School opened in 1962 in a small school building that had previously been operated by the Mennonite …

Residential School - Port Simpson, BC (1892 -1948)

Port Simpson (Crosby Home for Girls)

The Port Simpson school was an outgrowth of the work of the Methodist missionary Thomas Crosby and his wife Emma. …

Residential School - Portage la Prairie, MB (1891 -1975)

Portage la Prairie

The efforts of the women of the Knox Presbyterian Church in Portage la Prairie were largely responsible for the opening …