The Battleford school was Canada’s first industrial residential school. It opened in 1883, under Anglican administration. During the 1885 rebellion, the school closed and the building was later occupied by troops. An 1890 inspection concluded that the school had no fire protection and a sanitation system that was an invitation for an epidemic. By 1910 the farm was not productive and the school could not attract or keep qualified teachers; four years later the school was closed.
Remembering the Following Students:
Name | Date of Death (Year/Month/Day) |
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Albert | 1898 |
Albert Smith | 1911 |
Annie Peyachew | 1911 |
Benjamin Crow | 1903 |
Caroline Bird | 1909 |
Cecil Briton | 1913 |
Edwin Harwin | 1901 |
Emily Bird | 1911 |
Evelyn Sharpe | 1904 |
Fanny Hall | 1897 |
Flora Dobbs | 1896 |
George Paul | 1910 |
Harriot Panbrun | Not known |
Henri Sukkuman | 1910 |
Hugh King | 1901 |
James Crain | Not known |
Jane Parker | 1899 |
Jessie Chamberlain | 1902 |
John Kennedy | 1906 |
John Merasty | 1898 |
John Moosomin | 1902 |
Joseph Lafleur | 1907 |
Joseph Charles | Not known |
Joseph Hope | 1901 |
Joseph Thunderbear | 1898 |
Lazarus Charles | ca. 1896 |
Mary Ann Black | 1897 |
Mary Jane Head | Not known |
Patrice Pircheto | 1900 |
Peter Smith | 1902 |
Philip Armstrong | 1908 |
Ralph Calah | 1884-05-26 |
Sampson Whitehead | 1891-11-11 |
Sarah Briton | 1913 |
Stephen Paul | 1895-11-25 |
Solomon Steersman | 1909 |
Victoria Ward | 1901 |
William Armstrong | 1908 |
William Chevaise | 1895 |
William Millie | 1896 |
William Steersman | 1908 |