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Lebret (Qu’Appelle) Indian Industrial Residential School

  • Corporate body
  • 1884-1998

The Lebret (Qu’Appelle, St. Paul’s, Whitecalf) Industrial School, (1884 – 1998) , operated by the Roman Catholic Church (Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate and the Grey Nuns) from 1884 until 1973, was one of the first three industrial schools that opened following the recommendations of the Davin Report, and was fully funded by the government. Lebret school has a long history as one of the first industrial schools to open and the last to close.

Grey Nuns of of Montreal

  • Corporate body
  • 1773-Present

The Grey Nuns are a Canadian religious institute of Roman Catholic religious sisters, founded in 1737 by Marguerite d'Youville, a young widow. Later, the Grey Nuns were commonly employed within Residential Schools operated by the Catholic Church.

Gagnon, Francois Xavier (Fr.)

  • Person
  • [1940-1950]

Fr. Gagnon was the Principal of Beauval Indian [Indigenous] Residential School. On July 2nd, 1940, he ran over Hermen Piche in the school truck. Herman later died from his injuries.

Beauval Indian Residential School

  • Corporate body
  • 1860-1995

Beauval (Lac La Plonge) Indian Residential School (1860 – 1995) was initially located in Île-à-la-Crosse, in what became Treaty 10 land. It became an official boarding school in 1897 with government funding for 12 children. In 1906, the Roman Catholic Mission that operated the school, moved the site at Lac la Plonge. The Mission ran the school until the federal government took control in 1969. The government worked in cooperation with the Board of Directors (comprised of the Chiefs of the Indian Bands in the Meadow Lake District) until the mid-70s, when the government transferred control of the residences to a First Nations parent group in response to their proposals. The school land became part of the La Plonge Indian Reserve in 1979. The Meadow Lake Tribal Council ran the school as the Beauval Indian Education Centre (an amalgamation of La Plonge High School and the Beauval Student Residence) from 1985 to 1995. The school buildings were demolished by former students in 1995.