Operated as a mission school and opened in 1903, St. Joseph’s main school building was not constructed until about 1910. Throughout its history the school experienced periodic fires, outbreaks of illness, an acetylene plant explosion, and food shortages. A hospital school associated with the mission operated near the residential school until 1939. In the 1940s and 1950s inspection reports noted the dilapidated state of the school buildings. Following the closing of the school in December 1957, staff and students were transferred to Breynat Hall in Fort Smith, NWT.
Remembering the Following Students:
| Name | Date of Death (Year/Month/Day) |
|---|---|
| [] Cyr | 1920-05-20 |
| Alex Edjeregon | ca. 1915 |
| Alexis | 1931-06-28 |
| Alice | 1915-03-13 |
| Alice Abel | 1945-01-13 |
| Alice Dodman | 1930-04-23 |
| Alma Beaulieu | 1944-08-11 |
| André Esakke | 1920-04-28 |
| Antoinette Brown | 1940-05-28 |
| Archie Boland | 1930-03-31 |
| Baptistine Laferty | 1916-07-12 |
| Beatrice Laferty | 1927-06-29 |
| Celine (Fort Resolution) | 1939-08-08 |
| Céline Crapaud | 1926-03-16 |
| Céline Kfwitli | 1939-08-21 |
| Charles Shageze | 1918-05-08 |
| Denise Boucher | 1945-08-15 |
| Dora Jane Houle | 1922-02-15 |
| Dora Jonas | 1921-11-14 |
| Elise Abel | 1932-02-04 |
| Elizabeth (Fort Resolution) | 1926-07-14 |
| Elizabeth Baiser | 1930-02-07 |
| Elizabeth Drygeese | 1925-05-15 |
| Elizabeth Etlenzo | ca. 1930-03-01 |
| Elizabeth Etsembo | 1937-12-24 |
| Elizabeth Watters | 1920-05-20 |
| Elize (Fort Resolution) | 1925-05-15 |
| Ernestine Boghin | 1935-11-27 |
| Florence (Fort Resolution) | 1923-05-24 |
| Francoise Louine | 1923-04-30 |
| Fred Louine | 1952-03-28 |
| Gabriel Beze | 1952-02-19 |
| Isadore (Fort Resolution) | 1915-10-21 |
| Isadore Bescaye | 1941-02-21 |
| Jane (Fort Resolution) | 1920-07-03 |
| Jean K-Ea | ca. 1916-10-01 |
| Jerome Martin | 1917-12-01 |
| Jerome Tsootzani | 1920-07-04 |
| Joe Wet’Cade | 1926-05-04 |
| Joseph Edgar Hodgson | Not known |
| Joseph Thellattene | ca. 1915 |
| Libia (Fort Resolution) | 1916-10-30 |
| Lisa Enaxch | 1931-11-25 |
| Liza Etlonzo | 1932-05-31 |
| Madeleine Pr[]Tcho | 1921-01-09 |
| Margaret Edjeregon | ca. 1915 |
| Marguerite Collins | 1947-10-10 |
| Maria Susie | 1917-04-25 |
| Maria Trachi | 1917-08-07 |
| Marie Celestine Tourangeau | 1916-09-24 or 1916-09-26 |
| Marie Madeleine Beaulieu | 1950-04-14 |
| Marie Madeleine Fiza | 1917-01-14 |
| Marie Madeleine Laferty | 1922-01-17 |
| Marie Rose | 1921-04-13 |
| Marie-Adele Adziu | 1926-05-24 |
| Marie-Adele Dominque | 1919-09-18 |
| Martin Johnny | 1918-02-25 |
| Pauline Beaulieu | 1930-12-15 – 1930-12-26 |
| Pierre Beaulieu | 1912-12-03 |
| Pierre Lamouelle | Not known |
| Pierre Trachi | 1917-05-02 |
| Ruth Kennedy | 1948-04-03 |
| Samuel Smallgeese | 1950-12-10 |
| Sophie (Fort Resolution) | 1926-01-28 |
| Sophie Kea | 1934-01-07 |
| Therese Marlo | 1951-02-18 |
| Thomas Nyalti | 1927-06-27 |
| Thomas Simon | ca. 1914 |
| Tibia (Fort Resolution) | 1917-08-17 |
| Victor (Fort Resolution) | 1913-10-26 |
| Vital Sonfrere | 1920-05-07 |
| William Noye | 1921-05-07 |
| William Tchéa | 1930-03-25 |
| Yate’Ie Monique | 1921-07-25 |
| Yvette Walters | 1924-06-17 |