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Residential Schools Archive

The following list of schools are institutions recognized in the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA).

There are some schools that do not contain a list of student names. This means that at present, we have no record of children having died as a result of their time at that school. There is a significant amount of work still to be done to ensure no child is forgotten. If you have any information on a child that did not return home from a school, please contact us at the NCTR.

Select a school below to view the names of the children who died at or went missing from that school.

A National Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide support to former students. This 24-Hour Crisis Line can be accessed at: 1-866-925-4419.

Residential School - Kamsack, SK (1889 -1915)

Crowstand

The Crowstand school was established near Kamsack, in what is now Saskatchewan, by the Presbyterian Church in 1889. In 1907 …

Residential School - Desmarais-Wabasca, AB (1902 -1973)

Desmarais (St. Martin’s)

The Desmarais School opened in what is now Alberta in 1901. The building was replaced in 1930 and again in …

Residential School - St. Albert, AB (1924 -1968)

Edmonton (Poundmaker)

The Methodist Church closed its industrial school in Red Deer in 1919 and reopened it five years later in Edmonton, …

Residential School - Elkhorn, MB (1889 -1949)

Elkhorn (Washakada)

The Washakada Home for Girls and the Kasota Home for Boys were established in the village of Elkhorn, MB in …

Residential School - Hobbema, AB (1895 -1975)

Ermineskin (Hobbema)

Roman Catholic missionaries established a boarding school just west of Hobbema, in what is now Alberta, in 1894. Ill health …

Residential School - Flaherty Island (South Camp) / Sanikiluaq, NU (1963 -1964)

Federal Hostel at Belcher Islands

The Federal Hostel at Belcher Islands was part of the Northern Affairs Branch (NAB) Small Hostels program, launched in 1960. …

Residential School - Cambridge Bay, NU (1964 -1997)

Federal Hostel at Cambridge Bay

The Federal Hostel at Cambridge Bay was part of the Northern Affairs Branch Small Hostels program. Small Hostels were supposed …

Residential School - Kinngait, NU (1962 -1965)

Federal Hostel at Cape Dorset (Kinngait)

The Federal Hostel at Cape Dorset was part of the Northern Affairs Branch (NAB) Small Hostels program, launched in 1960. …