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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 - Prince Albert, SK (1953 -1997)

Prince Albert

On July 14, 1953, the Lac La Ronge residential school changed its name to the Prince Albert residential school. The …

Residential School - Red Deer, Alberta (1893-1919)

Red Deer Industrial School

Red Deer Industrial School opened in 1893 in what was then the District of Alberta. Located three miles west of …

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Regina

The Regina Industrial School was opened in 1890, in what is now the province of Saskatchewan. Indian Affairs put pressure …

Residential School - Stockholm, SK (1887 -1950)

Round Lake

The Round Lake school was started in a one-room log cabin on Round Lake on the Qu’Appelle River in 1884. …

Residential School - Brocket, AB ( 1887 -1961)

Sacred Heart (Peigan)

In 1889 the Roman Catholic day school on the Peigan Reserve in present-day Alberta accepted three boarding students. Nine years …

Residential School - Fort Providence, NT (1906 -1960)

Sacred Heart (Providence Mission)

Opened in 1867, the Sacred Heart School at Fort Providence was the first residential school in the Canadian north. Life …

Residential School - Marius, MB (1905 -1970)

Sandy Bay

The Sandy Bay School opened in 1905 on 100 acres of land on the Sandy Bay Indian Reserve (now the …

Residential School - Sarcee Junction (T’suu Tina), AB (1892 -1921)

Sarcee (St. Barnabas)

In 1892, Anglican missionaries opened the Sarcee Boys’ Boarding School (also known as St. Barnabas’s) on the Sarcee Reserve in …

Residential School - Sechelt, BC (1904 -1975)

Sechelt (St. Augustine’s)

With the encouragement of Oblate missionaries and the Roman Catholic bishop of New Westminster, members of the Sechelt band started …

Residential School - Sept-Iles, QC (1952 -1971)

Sept-ĂŽles (Maliotenam)

The Sept-ĂŽles school near the city of Sept-ĂŽles, Quebec opened in 1952. Administered by Roman Catholic missionaries, it was also …