Opened in 1867, the Sacred Heart School at Fort Providence was the first residential school in the Canadian north. Life at the school in its early years was hard: in one year there was no meat, flour, potatoes, butter or grease. The original log structure was expanded in 1912. A new three-story school was built in the 1930s. Through most its history there were 65 to 75 students enrolled in the school, but in the 1950s enrollment was around 100. The school closed in 1960.
Remembering the Following Students:
| Name | Date of Death (Year/Month/Day) |
|---|---|
| Adeline Ellize | 1951-05-30 |
| Adeline T’Lo | 1929-02-27 |
| Angelique Bonnet Rouge | 1945-06-13 |
| Beatrice Lafferty | ca. 1952 |
| Bella Simon | 1920-03-08 |
| Bella T’Atti | 1930-08-22 |
| Caroline (Fort Providence) | 1919-10-13 |
| Chantal Eugene | 1868-07-16 |
| Denise Menosa | 1946-08-03 |
| Dora Gazon | ca. 1936-10-01 |
| Dora Tana’I | ca. 1928 |
| Eliza Thel’O | 1924-03-30 |
| Elizabeth Menicoche | 1936-05-06 |
| Ernestine Lefoin | 1952-11-12 |
| Frank Thomasson | 1941-02-06 |
| Geneva Hunter | 1899-01-01 |
| Georgina Aratzonne | 1929-10-07 |
| Isidore (Fort Providence) | 1919-10-30 |
| Isidore Brule | 1946-05-14 |
| Isidore Ellize | ca. 1946 |
| Jean (Fort Providence) | 1919-10-21 – 1919-10-22 |
| Julie Fantastique | 1935-08-12 |
| Leonard Baptiste | 1929-04-17 |
| Linda May Cholo | ca. 1950-07-01 – 1950-08-31 |
| Maggie Lua | 1935-01-16 |
| Marie Elizabeth Fantastique | 1935-04-17 |
| Marie Louise Gazon | 1929-10-28 |
| Marie Rose Sabourin | 1929-12-06 |
| Marie Sabourin | 1928-11-19 |
| Marie Saké | ca. 1930 |
| Marie Ulla | ca. 1928 |
| Maurice Lesage | 1952-11-08 |
| Maurice Nicholas | 1944-01-31 |
| Moise Koawhe | ca. 1936-04-01 |
| Rosa Denet’e | 1944-09-23 |
| Samuel (Fort Providence) | 1919-10-11 |
| Therese Alec | 1945-01-13 |
| Thomas Grande Jambe | 1929-11-06 |
| Vital T’Lo | 1924-01-29 |