St. Paul’s residential school opened on Big Island in the Belly River in 1889, south of Cardston. A 1908 federal government report described the St. Paul’s school as “quite unfit for the purpose it is being used for.” A 1930 report said the boys were being worked like “slaves” while in 1948 the local Indian Superintendent said that he could not take runaways back to the school since they were better off at home. In 1969 the federal government took over the administration of the school and in 1975 the residence was closed and the school transferred to the local First Nation.
Remembering the Following Students:
| Name | Date of Death (Year/Month/Day) |
|---|---|
| Alice Brown | 1945-05-12 |
| Allan White Horse Medicine | 1904-03-01 |
| Allen Calf Robe | Not known |
| Allen Medicine White Horse | 1904-03-01 |
| Andrew Small Feet | ca. 1931-01-01 |
| Angelina Hoof | 1943-06-01 |
| Annie Crane Chief | 1940-07-24 |
| Annie Wadsworth | 1928-07-01 |
| Barbara Little Shield | 1935-09-30 |
| Beatrice Hoof | 1931-09-30 |
| Bernice Wadsworth | 1944-01-01 |
| Bertie Mistaken Chief | Not known |
| Cavell Carry Something (Running Antelope Band) | 1919-12-15 |
| Cecile Prairie Chicken | 1930-01-01 – 1930-01-31 |
| Dan Oka | 1926-03-10 |
| Dick Standing Alone | Not known |
| Edith Carry Something | 1919-01-01 |
| Edith Rabbit | Not known |
| Eileen Bottle | 1932-09-30 |
| Ernest Fox Head | 1898-06-01 |
| Ethel Running Antelope | ca. 1918 |
| Florence Weasel Fatt | 1947-01-01 |
| Flossie Rider | 1930-09-30 |
| Francis Soop | 1940-01-08 |
| Frank Many Fingers | 1933-07-19 |
| Frank Plaited Hair | 1942-01-01 |
| George Bad Arm | Not known |
| George Spear Chief | Not known |
| Gordon One Spot | Not known |
| Grace Chief Moon | 1941-09-01 |
| Harriette Wadsworth | Not known |
| Helen Chief Mountain | 1930-01-30 |
| Ivy Bull Shield | 1943-04-27 |
| J. Hind Bull | 1941-11-20 |
| Jane Calf Child | 1928-10-01 |
| Jenny Hassen | 1929-04-04 |
| Jim Only Chief | Not known |
| Josie Plain Woman | 1906-05-29 |
| Julia Crow Chief | 1927-08-23 |
| Lawrence Mistaken Chief | 1945-01-01 |
| Lawrence W. Fatt | Not known |
| Lorne Big Snake | 1899-02-06 |
| Louise Mountain Horse | 1939-01-15 |
| Mable Black Horse | 1949-02-09 |
| Marguerite Ducharme | 1905-01-16 |
| Marjorie Hind Bull | 1935-01-05 |
| Martin Sweeps Toward The Fire | 1899-04-07 |
| Mary Blue Wings | 1922-07-01 – 1923-12-31 |
| Mary Buckskin | 1948-01-01 |
| Mary Mountain Horse | 1936-12-02 |
| Mary Suzie Hoof | 1930-06-08 |
| Mary Wadsworth | 1927-06-02 |
| Muriel Plaited Hair | 1943-10-20 |
| Nellie Three Guns | 1920-03-20 – 1920-12-31 |
| Norman Nice Cutter | Not known |
| Paul Saomitani | 1898-08-20 |
| Pearl Brave Rock | 1940-11-28 |
| Peter Crazy Bull | 1896-11-02 – 1896-11-05 |
| Philip Never Gets Out | 1898-01-01 |
| Phillip Wadsworth | 1943-03-21 |
| Queenie Small Eagle | 1931-01-01 |
| Rhoda Black Plume | 1929-05-01 |
| Ronald Gets Lots Of Wood In The Night | Not known |
| Rosie Bull Shields | 1941-04-01 – 1941-04-30 |
| Sarah Healy | ca. 1918-08-31 |
| Susie Bull Shields | ca. 1930-01-01 |
| Susie Small Wolf | 1923-01-01 |
| Suzie S. Wolf | Not known |
| Three Stars | ca. 1901-01-01 |
| Viola Gets Wood | 1932-01-01 |
| Vivian Gets Wood | 1930-01-01 – 1930-01-31 |
| Wallace Creighton | 1943-06-24 |
| Wilbur Mountain Horse | 1934-01-18 |
| Wilfred Eagle Speaker | 1945-07-25 |
| Wolf Child | ca. 1901-01-01 |