The Kuper Island School on Kuper Island near Chemainus, Vancouver Island, British Columbia opened in 1889. Students set fire to the school in 1895 when holidays were cancelled. A survey carried out in that year showed that of 264 former students 107 had died. Two sisters drowned while trying to escape the school in 1959 and another student died by suicide in 1966. The federal government took over the administration of the school in 1969 and closed it in 1975. In 1995 a former employee pled guilty to three charges of indecent assault and gross indecency.
Remembering the Following Students:
| Name | Date of Death (Year/Month/Day) |
|---|---|
| Adelina Paul | 1900-10-10 |
| Adeline Celestine Jones | 1917-10-13 |
| Alfred William | 1909-09-07 |
| Allen Jameson | ca. 1941 |
| Aloysius Daniel | 1922-05-15 |
| Aloysius Wilson | 1920-07-10 |
| Amanda Frenchie | 1892-12-01 – 1892-12-31 |
| Amanda James | 1909-12-01 |
| Amos Johnson | 1906-01-27 |
| Andrew Joseph | 1938-05-22 |
| Angus Crocker | 1902-01-01 – 1903-12-31 |
| Anna Amie | 1918-10-19 |
| Annie Pappenberger | 1910-01-22 |
| Annie Tommy | 1917-06-23 |
| August Jimmy | 1894-03-30 |
| August Tseleokanum | 1894-02-04 |
| Belinda Marie Jack | 1966-11-17 |
| Bernadette Thomas | 1948-06-22 |
| Beverly Joseph | 1959-01-01 |
| Bob Pierre | Not known |
| Caroline Felix | 1966-06-02 |
| Caroline Jacob | 1892-12-01 – 1892-12-31 |
| Caroline Williams | 1920-04-20 |
| Catherine Jacob | 1892-12-01 – 1892-12-31 |
| Catherine Johnny | ca. 1915 |
| Catherine Tom | 1911-01-14 |
| Celina Thomas | 1900-03-01 – 1900-03-31 |
| Charlie Bob | 1933-01-19 |
| Christine Harry | Not known |
| Clothilda Willie | 1901-01-01 – 1902-12-31 |
| Cosmas Ya-Epoutle | 1891-08-25 |
| Delphina Theoqualt | 1920-01-01 |
| Donalda Philip | 1933-03-14 |
| Eddie Bob | Not known |
| Edgar Basil | 1909-08-01 |
| Eline Frenchie | 1892-10-18 |
| Eliza Louis | 1902-01-01 |
| Eliza Page | 1900-06-27 |
| Elizabeth Smith | 1937-03-10 |
| Ellen Casimir | 1908-04-23 |
| Ellen Moses | ca. 1897 |
| Elmer Hardy | 1928-02-29 |
| Emile Keith | 1908-04-16 |
| Emily Peter | Not known |
| Emma Williams | 1928-01-05 |
| Etienne Harry | 1909-07-01 – 1909-07-31 |
| Eva Hall | 1922-05-05 |
| Everest Alex George | 1940-06-15 |
| Felix Antoine | 1892-05-01 – 1892-05-31 |
| Francois Johnny | 1894-01-13 |
| Frank Johnny | 1898-09-23 |
| George Baptist | 1896-01-01 – 1897-12-31 |
| George George | 1897-03-06 |
| George Moses Johnny | 1938-03-07 |
| Harold Araneda | 1924-02-14 |
| Harry Johnny | Not known |
| Henry Johnny | Not known |
| Henry Willie | 1917-08-25 |
| Herbert Gabourie | 1898-12-29 |
| Ida Tom | 1901-06-18 |
| Jasper Mitchell | 1924-03-18 |
| Jeannen Joe | Not known |
| Jim Baptist | Not known |
| Joe Edwards | Not known |
| John Baptist Jim | 1909-03-01 |
| Johnny Jack | 1898-02-07 |
| Joseph Basil | Not known |
| Joseph Jacob | ca. 1922-07-01 |
| Josephine Jacob | 1895-01-30 |
| Josephine Norris | ca. 1897 |
| Jules Tseleskampten | 1895-10-01 – 1895-10-31 |
| Lena Ruben | 1919-01-01 |
| Lilly Leo Charlie | 1936-10-16 |
| Lizzie Johnny | 1924-03-27 |
| Lizzie Joseph Edward | 1935-06-06 |
| Louisa Williams | Not known |
| Lucy O’Sheam | 1910-06-29 |
| Lucy Peter Norris | 1920-01-01 |
| Mabel Moses | 1924-10-31 |
| Maggie Bob | Not known |
| Margaret Louis | 1907-12-30 |
| Maria Mclean | 1924-10-28 |
| Marie Thorne | 1950-12-02 |
| Martha Phillip | 1934-05-23 |
| Mary Agnes Johnston | ca. 1907-01-01 |
| Mary Josie Siah | 1922-09-03 |
| Mildred James | 1935-10-11 |
| Modest Kosteinagant | 1894-08-06 |
| Moise Jim | Not known |
| Norma Pauline Frank | 1948-06-09 |
| Norman Clarence Aleck | 1980-06-24 |
| P. Williams (Kuper Island) | Not known |
| Patricia Marilyn Joseph | 1959-01-17 |
| Patrick Joe | 1917-01-30 |
| Peter Siah | 1934-06-25 |
| Philip Jack | 1910-04-01 – 1910-04-30 |
| Pierre Bob | Not known |
| Raymond A. Brown | 1940-12-29 |
| Richard Thomas | 1966-06-02 |
| Rosalie Moses | 1923-04-30 or 1923-05-05 |
| Rosalina Johnny | 1920-01-01 |
| Rosy Michael David | 1942-01-01 |
| Samuel Anghame | 1893-05-22 |
| Samuel Whonock | 1894-09-25 |
| Simon Gontek | ca. 1894-01-01 |
| Simon Tom | 1894-01-01 – 1895-12-31 |
| Sophie Baptist | Not known |
| Sophie Casimir | Not known |
| Sophie Joseph | 1916-05-13 |
| Sophy Nelson | 1916-05-01 – 1916-05-31 |
| Stanley Frank | 1938-03-11 |
| Stanley Paul | 1947-12-31 |
| Theophane Johnny | 1894-12-01 – 1894-12-31 |
| Thomas Jim | 1906-09-22 |
| Tommy Aleck | Not known |
| Vera Underwood | Not known |
| Verneda David Aleck | 1938-08-17 |
| Veronica Classetow Canute | 1917-10-15 |
| William Jones | 1928-01-28 |
| William Peter | Not known |
| Willie Henry | Not known |