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Residential Schools√

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.

Cote Day School

  • SCAA-UCCS-0157
  • Corporate body
  • 1928–1940

File Hills Residential School

  • SCAA-UCCS-0156
  • Corporate body
  • 1889–1949

The residential school was preceded by a small day school, opened by J.C. Richardson in 1884 on the Little Black Bear Reserve and closed soon afterwards. In 1886, R. Toms reopened the day school and it operated until 1889, when the Woman's Missionary Society with the support of the Foreign Mission Committee of The Presbyterian Church in Canada and the Department of Indian Affairs built a new school just outside of the reserve’s boundaries. This was operated by The Presbyterian Church until 1924 when its operation was transferred to the United Church of Canada who managed it until its closure in 1949.

Fort Qu'Appelle Indian [Indigenous] Hospital

  • Corporate body
  • 1936-1996

The Fort Qu'Appelle Indian [Indigenous] Hospital was operated by the Department of Indian Affairs from 1936-1996. In 1996, ownership transferred to the Touchwood File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council who operated it until 2004, when it was replaced by the All Nations' Healing Hospital. In 2014, the Fort Qu'Appelle Indian [Indigenous] Hospital building was demolished.

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.

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.

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.

Simes, Austin B. (Dr.)

  • Person
  • [1930-1960]

In 1930 Dr. A.B Simes was appointed to the Fort Qu'Appelle Indian Health Unit by the Department of Indian Affairs. By the time the Fort Qu'Appelle Indian Hospital opened in 1936, Dr. Simes was Medical Superintendent of the health unit. In 1944, Dr. Simes publishes the “Simes” Report, criticizing the care provided by Elkhorn Residential School and highlighting neglect there. He recommends better medical care and living conditions in the school. In 1948, he is promoted to Medical Supervisor of Indian Health Services for the province of Saskatchewan. Dr. Simes can be seen on the far right in the image of the sod breaking displayed above.