St. Anthony’s was established in 1888 on the Onion Lake Reserve in what is now Saskatchewan. A 1908 inspector’s report concluded that the school needed fire escapes, while a 1924 report described it as a firetrap. The school was twice destroyed by fire: once in 1895 and once in 1928. In 1918 nine children died of influenza. In the 1950s the poorly maintained building was overcrowded. New classrooms were built, but crowding remained an ongoing issue. In 1969, the federal government took over the administration of the school. It closed in 1974.
Remembering the Following Students:
Name | Date of Death (Year/Month/Day) |
---|---|
Adam Child | 1935-06-10 |
Adam Kamakawtay | ca. 1922 |
Agnes Mucheasakack | 1918-11-07 |
Albert Brittain | ca. 1931 |
Alex Mcgarty Otakysy | Not known |
Alexander Callingbull | Not known |
Alexander John | Not known |
Alexandre Callingbull | Not known |
Alexis Janvier | Not known |
Alpheus Mclean | 1934-03-29 |
Amelia Cheesman | Not known |
Angele Janvier | Not known |
Anna Whitstone | 1948-04-11 |
Armandine Viviers | ca. 1918-11-01 |
Betsy Smith | ca. 1926-06-22 |
Caroline Angus | 1948-06-22 |
Cecil Taylor | Not known |
Cecile Mcbeth Malloeuf | Not known |
Cecile Taylor | 1917-06-10 |
Célestin Jack | 1934-11-12 |
Charles Grandbois | 1929-02-15 |
Christina Pitt | 1933-04-20 |
Christine Dumont | 1918-04-13 |
Christine Janvier (A) | 1929-10-31 |
Christine Janvier (B) | Not known |
Cyprien Janvier Watchapez | Not known |
Daniel Dersrochers | 1918-11-06 |
Edith Miyestow | 1941-11-09 |
Edward Mcgarty Otakysy | Not known |
Elie Marquis Opisinon | Not known |
Elisa Meoignow | Not known |
Elizabeth Brown | ca. 1926 |
Elizabeth Janvier | Not known |
Emily Four Dollars | 1926-04-18 |
Emma Okanaisaw | 1953-11-10 |
Ernest Fox | ca. 1944 |
Florastine Tramble | 1911-02-01 |
Florestine Taylor | 1916-05-22 |
Francis Chocan | 1925-06-20 |
Fred Callingbull | Not known |
Frederick Watchmaker | 1934-05-10 |
Gabriel Masson | 1918-11-23 |
George Ballandine | ca. 1934-12-30 – 1935-12-31 |
Gilbert Brown | 1927-03-31 |
Harimone Patinande | Not known |
Harold Quinney | Not known |
Henry Cheesman | Not known |
Henry Chuman | ca. 1922 |
Hilda Wuttunee | ca. 1931 |
Isaac Janvier | Not known |
Ivan John Dreaver | ca. 1931 |
Jacques Issinaiaze Black Man | Not known |
Jane Cross Arms | Not known |
Jean Viviers | 1918-11-05 |
Jerome Andrew | Not known |
Jerome Callingbull | Not known |
Joanne Chief | 1968-05-19 |
John Abraham | 1922-06-30 |
John Chief | ca. 1922 |
John Jacknife | 1918-11-13 |
Joseph Burnthead | Not known |
Josephine Canepotato | 1942-12-12 |
Josephine Dumont | 1916-06-07 |
Josephine Harper | 1918-11-09 |
Josephine Kanipitetew | ca. 1940 |
Julia (Onion Lake) | ca. 1933 |
Julia Breland | Not known |
Juliette Boudreault | Not known |
Justine Jacknife | ca. 1924 |
Justine Peekeekoot | 1945-07-29 |
Lawere Janviern | Not known |
Lawrence Benjamin | ca. 1922 |
Lazare Janvier | Not known |
Lena Alexander | 1935-11-13 |
Lena Cardinal | 1930-10-25 |
Leonard Bear | 1948-04-09 |
Lilly Mcgarty Otakysy | Not known |
Louis [Dine] Masakegon | Not known |
Louis Lost | 1901-02-02 |
Louisa Smith | Not known |
Louisa Youngchief | Not known |
M. Agnes Garson | Not known |
M. Madeleine Smith | Not known |
Madeleine (Onion Lake) | 1923-05-29 |
Maggie Mucheasakack | ca. 1918 |
Maglore Whitstone | Not known |
Margaret M. Cardinal | Not known |
Margaret Sawaypayiw | 1927-03-31 |
Marie Eustella Piche | Not known |
Marie Jack | 1935-05-22 |
Marie Louise Smith | 1905-02-26 |
Marie Mckay | 1934-04-01 |
Mary JaneYahyahyacum | Not known |
Mary Viviers | Not known |
Melanie Masson | Not known |
Moise Janvier Watchapez | Not known |
Moses Badger | Not known |
Nancy Naistus | ca. 1921 |
Patrick Marquis Opisinon | Not known |
Paul Chocan | Not known |
Paul Little Wolfe | Not known |
Paul Watchmaker | Not known |
Paul White Fish | 1918-11-18 |
Paul Wolf | Not known |
Piere Sewepayiw | 1905-04-17 |
Pierre Janvier | Not known |
Rosalie Piche | Not known |
Rosalie Viviers | Not known |
Rowland Pechawis | ca. 1934 |
Samuel Good Child | Not known |
Simon Burns | Not known |
St. Pierre Bellys[]sow | Not known |
Stella Wuttunee | ca. 1932-05-01 – 1932-08-31 |
Suzanne Bimmard | 1933-07-23 |
Veronique Desjardins | ca. 1934 |
Wilson Wuttunee | ca. 1932 |