The Old Sun Boarding School on the Blackfoot Reserve in Alberta opened in 1886. In 1893, the boys from the school were moved to the White Eagle Boarding School. The two schools merged in 1901. In 1908 a survey described the school as “unsanitary” and the building as “unsuitable in every way for such an institution.” During the 1960s the school became a residence for students attending local day school. In 1969 the federal government took over the administration of the residence, which it closed in 1971. The building eventually became the Blackfoot Nation’s Old Sun Community College.
Remembering the Following Students:
| Name | Date of Death (Year/Month/Day) |
|---|---|
| Ada Keg | 1900-04-26 |
| Agnes Black Boy | 1904-07-09 |
| Alfred Red Bull | 1896-05-20 |
| Amelia Waterchief | 1924-12-01 – 1924-12-31 |
| Anna Big Plume | 1908-06-25 |
| Annie Moving Tent | Not known |
| Belinda Raw Eater | 1962-03-06 or 1962-03-08 |
| Billy Bear Chief | 1906-02-10 |
| Brian Low Horn | 1948-08-05 |
| Charlie Big Lake | 1893-11-19 |
| Charlie Many Times Going | 1902-08-28 |
| Doris Studhorse | 1954-10-21 |
| Edith Turns Robes Over | 1900-03-27 |
| Fanny Ran After | 1900-10-21 |
| Frank Red Old Man | 1896-09-28 |
| Fred Bone Rib Medicine | 1901-09-09 |
| George Weasle Robe | 1895-09-28 |
| Gertie Red Old Man | 1896-02-02 |
| James Crow Chief | 1884-11-04 |
| James Underchief | 1897-01-01 |
| Jamie Many Times Going | 1903-09-01 – 1903-09-30 |
| John Bone Rib Medicine | 1893-04-20 |
| John Poor Eagle | 1907-08-22 |
| Joseph Lefthand | ca. 1897 |
| Josie Fox | 1945-09-22 |
| Kathleen Cranebear | 1946-01-01 |
| Lonnie Bears Direction | 1896-07-21 |
| Mabel Crane Bear | 1962-03-08 |
| Mabel Wood | 1895-05-02 |
| Martha Root [] | 1904-07-14 |
| Mary Lefthand | 1908-06-24 |
| Mike Calf Robe | 1895-07-22 |
| Minnie Reddish Guns | 1902-01-28 |
| Nora Many Tail Feathers | 1900-04-26 |
| Olwen Studhorse | 1949-02-19 |
| Peter Big Head | 1902-03-25 |
| Rose Mary Lowhorn | 1946-01-29 |
| Susie Little Ace | 1902-05-16 |
| Susie Little Axe | Not known |
| William Winnipeg | 1968-02-01 – 1968-02-28 |