Paul Allen

Links to federal government summaries and narratives of Canada’s Indian Residential Schools

Introduction

To assist researchers, we have integrated our identification of Indian Residential Schools that operated in Canada with our account of the federal government’s sporadic release of relevant documents.

The Table includes entries for 155 Indian Residential Schools as listed by the Truth and Reconcilation Commission (Final Report, Volume IV: Missing children and unmarked graves, Appendix 1.1 and Appendix 1.2, pp. 139-151) as well as Kivalliq Hall, Northwest Territories, which was added to the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) by court order in 2019.

The Table associates these 156 Indian Residential Schools with 142 Single Page Summaries (in English and French) only released by the federal government and posted on the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation’s (NCTR) website this year.

The Table also associates these 156 Indian Residential Schools with 133 School Narratives that the federal government was obligated to prepare as part of the Individual Assessment Process under the IRSSA. Some of these School Narratives were only released by the federal government and posted on the NCTR’s website this year.

One Page Summaries and School Narratives

Location Preferred
Name		 Other
Name(s)		 One
Pager		 School
Narrative
Assumption,
Alberta		 Assumption Our Lady Assumption
Assumption
Hay Lakes		 File File
Brocket,
Alberta		 Brocket Sacred Heart
Brocket		 File File
Brocket,
Alberta		 Brocket St. Cyprian’s
Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Home
Peigan		 File File
Calais,
Alberta		 Calais Sturgeon Lake
Calais
St. Francis Xavier		 File File
Calgary,
Alberta		 Calgary St. Dunstan Note Note
Cardston,
Alberta		 Cardston St. Mary’s
Blood
Immaculate Conception		 File File
Cardston,
Alberta		 Cardston St. Paul’s
Blood		 File File
Cluny,
Alberta		 Cluny Crowfoot
St. Joseph’s
St. Trinité		 File File
Desmarais–Wabasca,
Alberta		 Desmarais-Wabasca Desmarais (Wabisca Lake
St. Martins
Wabisca Roman Catholic)		 File File
Edmonton (St. Albert),
Alberta		 Edmonton (St. Albert) Edmonton (Poundmaker) File Note File Note
Fort Chipewyan,
Alberta		 Fort Chipewyan Holy Angels
Fort Chipewyan
École des Saints-Anges		 File File
Fort Vermilion,
Alberta		 Fort Vermilion Fort Vermilion
St. Henry’s		 File File
Gleichen,
Alberta		 Gleichen Old Sun (Old Sun’s) File File
Grouard,
Alberta		 Grouard St. Bernard’s
Grouard
Lesser Slave Lake		 File File
High River,
Alberta		 High River St. Joseph’s
High River
Dunbow		 File File
Hobbema,
Alberta		 Hobbema Ermineskin File File
Joussard,
Alberta		 Joussard Joussard
St. Bruno’s		 File File
Lac La Biche,
Alberta		 Lac La Biche Lac La Biche
Notre Dame des Victoires		 File Unavailable
Lesser Slave Lake,
Alberta		 Lesser Slave Lake Lesser Slave Lake
St. Peter’s		 File Unavailable
Morley,
Alberta		 Morley Morley
Stony		 File File
Morley,
Alberta		 Morley McDougall Orphanage Note Note
Red Deer,
Alberta		 Red Deer Red Deer Note Note
Saddle Lake (later St. Paul),
Alberta		 Saddle Lake (later St. Paul) Blue Quills
Saddle Lake
Sacred Heart		 File File
Smoky River,
Alberta		 Smoky River St. Augustine
Smoky River		 File Unavailable
St. Albert,
Alberta		 St. Albert St. Albert
Youville		 File File
Stony Plains,
Alberta		 Stony Plains Stony Plains Note Note
T’suu Tina,
Alberta		 T’suu Tina Sarcee
St. Barnabas		 File Note File Note
Vermilion Lake,
Alberta		 Vermilion Lake Irene Training Institute at Vermilion Lake Note Note
Wabasca,
Alberta		 Wabasca Wabasca Anglican
St. John’s
John’s Mission Wapuskaw		 File File
Whitefish Lake,
Alberta		 Whitefish Lake St. Andrews
Whitefish Lake		 File File
Ahousat,
British Columbia		 Ahousat Ahousat
Ahousaht		 File File
Alert Bay,
British Columbia		 Alert Bay St. Michael’s
Alert Bay Girls’ Home
Alert Bay Boys’ Home		 File File
Anahim,
British Columbia		 Anahim Anahim Lake File File
Chilliwack/Sardis,
British Columbia		 Chilliwack/Sardis Coqualeetza File File
Cranbrook,
British Columbia		 Cranbrook Cranbrook
St. Eugene’s
Kootenay		 File File
Fort St. James,
British Columbia		 Fort St. James Fort St. James (Stuart Lake) Note Note
Fraser Lake,
British Columbia		 Fraser Lake Lejac
Fraser Lake		 File File
Kamloops,
British Columbia		 Kamloops Kamloops File File
Kitamaat/Kitimaat,
British Columbia		 Kitamaat/Kitimaat Kitamaat (Elizabeth Long Memorial Home for Girls) File File
Kuper Island,
British Columbia		 Kuper Island Kuper Island File File
Lower Post,
British Columbia		 Lower Post Lower Post File File
Lytton,
British Columbia		 Lytton St. George’s
Lytton		 File File
Meares Island/Christie/Tofino,
British Columbia		 Meares Island/Christie/Tofino Christie
Clayoquot
Kakawis		 File File
Metlakatla,
British Columbia		 Metlakatla Metlakatla Note Note
Mission,
British Columbia		 Mission St. Mary’s
Mission		 File File
North Vancouver/Squamish,
British Columbia		 North Vancouver/Squamish St. Paul’s
Squamish
North Vancouver		 File File
Port Alberni,
British Columbia		 Port Alberni Alberni File File
Port Simpson/Fort Simpson,
British Columbia		 Port Simpson/Fort Simpson Port Simpson
Crosby Home for Girls		 File File
Sechelt,
British Columbia		 Sechelt Sechelt File File
Williams Lake,
British Columbia		 Williams Lake Cariboo
St. Joseph’s
Williams Lake		 File File
Yale,
British Columbia		 Yale All Hallows School Note Note
Birtle,
Manitoba		 Birtle Birtle File File
Brandon,
Manitoba		 Brandon Brandon File File
Churchill,
Manitoba		 Churchill Churchill Vocational Centre File File
Cross Lake,
Manitoba		 Cross Lake Cross Lake
St. Joseph’s
Norway House
Notre Dame Hostel
Jack River Hostel		 Cross Lake, St. Joseph’s, Norway House
Notre Dame Hostel, Jack River		 Cross Lake, St. Joseph’s, Norway House
Coming
Dauphin,
Manitoba		 Dauphin McKay
MacKay		 File File
Note
Elkhorn,
Manitoba		 Elkhorn Elkhorn
Washakada		 File File
Middlechurch,
Manitoba		 Middlechurch St. Paul’s
Middlechurch (Rupert’s Land		 Note Note
Norway House,
Manitoba		 Norway House Norway House File File
Pine Creek,
Manitoba		 Pine Creek Pine Creek
Camperville		 File File
Pine Falls,
Manitoba		 Pine Falls Fort Alexander File File
Portage la Prairie,
Manitoba		 Portage la Prairie Portage la Prairie File File
Sandy Bay,
Manitoba		 Sandy Bay Sandy Bay File File
St. Boniface,
Manitoba		 St. Boniface St. Boniface Note Note
The Pas,
Manitoba		 The Pas McKay File File
Note
The Pas/Clearwater Lake,
Manitoba		 The Pas/Clearwater Lake Clearwater
Guy Hill
Clearwater Lake		 File
File
Note		 File
Note
Water Hen,
Manitoba		 Water Hen Water Hen Note Note
Winnipeg,
Manitoba		 Winnipeg Assiniboia File File
Aklavik,
Northwest Territories		 Aklavik Aklavik
Immaculate Conception		 File File
Aklavik,
Northwest Territories		 Aklavik Aklavik
All Saints		 File Coming
Fort Franklin,
Northwest Territories		 Fort Franklin Fort Franklin Hostel File File
Fort McPherson,
Northwest Territories		 Fort McPherson Fleming Hall File File
Fort Providence,
Northwest Territories		 Fort Providence Fort Providence Boarding Home (Sacred Heart) File File
Fort Resolution,
Northwest Territories		 Fort Resolution Fort Resolution Residence (St. Joseph’s) File Unavailable
Fort Resolution,
Northwest Territories		 Fort Resolution Fort Resolution Note Note
Fort Simpson,
Northwest Territories		 Fort Simpson Bompas Hall File File
Fort Simpson,
Northwest Territories		 Fort Simpson Lapointe Hall File File
Fort Simpson,
Northwest Territories		 Fort Simpson Lapointe Hall
Deh Cho Hall		 Note Note
Fort Smith,
Northwest Territories		 Fort Smith Breynat Hall File File
Fort Smith,
Northwest Territories		 Fort Smith Grandin College File File
Hay River,
Northwest Territories		 Hay River St. Peter’s File File
Inuvik,
Northwest Territories		 Inuvik Grollier Hall File File
Inuvik,
Northwest Territories		 Inuvik Stringer Hall File File
Kivalliq,
Northwest Territories		 Kivalliq Hall Kivalliq File Note Note
Yellowknife,
Northwest Territories		 Yellowknife Akaitcho Hall File File
Shubenacadie,
Nova Scotia		 Shubenacadie Shubenacadie
St. Anne’s		 File File
Arviat,
Nunavut		 Arviat Federal Hostel at Eskimo Point/Arviat Arviat (Eskimo Point) File File
Cambridge Bay,
Nunavut		 Cambridge Bay Federal Hostel at Cambridge Bay File File
Chesterfield Inlet,
Nunavut		 Chesterfield Inlet Chesterfield Inlet
Turquetil Hall		 File File
Coppermine,
Nunavut		 Coppermine Coppermine Tent Hostel Coppermine File File
Igloolik/Iglulik,
Nunavut		 Igloolik/Iglulik Federal Hostel at Igloolik/Iglulik File File
Iqaluit,
Nunavut		 Iqaluit Federal Hostel at Frobisher Bay (Ukkivik) Frobisher Bay File File
Kimmirut,
Nunavut		 Kimmirut Federal Hostel at Lake Harbour File File
Kinngait,
Nunavut		 Kinngait Federal Hostel at Cape Dorset/Kinngait Cape Dorset File File
Mittimatalik,
Nunavut		 Mittimatalik Federal Hostel at Pond Inlet/Mittimatalik File File
Pangnirtung/Panniqtuuq,
Nunavut		 Pangnirtung/Panniqtuuq Federal Hostel at Pangnirtung (Pangnirtang) File File
Qamani’tuaq/Qamanittuaq,
Nunavut		 Qamani’tuaq/Qamanittuaq Federal Hostel at Baker Lake/Qamani’tuaq Baker Lake File File
Qikiqtarjuaq,
Nunavut		 Qikiqtarjuaq Federal Hostel at Broughton Island/ Qikiqtarjuaq
Broughton Island		 File File
Sanikiluaq,
Nunavut		 Sanikiluaq Federal Hostel at Belcher Islands Belcher Islands File File
Brantford,
Ontario		 Brantford Mohawk Institute File File
Chapleau,
Ontario		 Chapleau Chapleau
St. John’s		 File File
Cristal Lake,
Ontario		 Cristal Lake Cristal Lake File File
Fort Albany,
Ontario		 Fort Albany St. Anne’s
Fort Albany		 File File
Fort Frances,
Ontario		 Fort Frances Fort Frances
St. Margaret’s		 File File
Fort William,
Ontario		 Fort William Fort William
St. Joseph’s		 File File
Kenora,
Ontario		 Kenora St. Mary’s
Kenora		 File File
Kenora/Shoal Lake,
Ontario		 Kenora/Shoal Lake Cecilia Jeffrey
Kenora
Shoal Lake		 File File
McIntosh,
Ontario		 McIntosh McIntosh File File
Moose Factory Island,
Ontario		 Moose Factory Island Bishop Horden Hall
Moose Fort
Moose Factory		 File File
Muncey (Munceytown),
Ontario		 Muncey (Munceytown) Mount Elgin
Muncey
St. Thomas		 File File
Poplar Hill,
Ontario		 Poplar Hill Poplar Hill Development School File File
Sault Ste. Marie,
Ontario		 Sault Ste. Marie Shingwauk Home File File
Sault Ste. Marie,
Ontario		 Sault Ste. Marie Wawanosh Home File File
Sioux Lookout,
Ontario		 Sioux Lookout Pelican Lake
Pelican Falls		 File File
Spanish,
Ontario		 Spanish Spanish Boys’ School
Charles Garnier
St. Joseph’s		 File File
Spanish,
Ontario		 Spanish Spanish Girls’ School
St. Joseph’s
St. Peter’s
St. Anne’s		 File File
Stirland Lake,
Ontario		 Stirland Lake Stirland Lake
Wahbon Bay Academy		 File File
Wikwemikong,
Ontario		 Wikwemikong Wikwemikong (Manitoulin Island) Note Note
Amos,
Québec		 Amos Amos
Amos Student Residence
St-Marc Residence
St-Marc-de-Figuery		 File File
Fort George,
Québec		 Fort George Fort George
St. Phillip’s		 File File
Redacted File
Fort George,
Québec		 Fort George Fort George
St. Joseph’s Mission
Residence Couture
Sainte-Thérèse-de-l’Enfant-Jésus		 File File
Fort George,
Québec		 Fort George Fort George Hostels File File
Inukjuak,
Québec		 Inukjuak Federal Hostel at Port Harrison
Inoucdjouac
Inoucdouac		 File File
Kangirsualujjuaq/Fort George,
Québec		 Kangirsualujjuaq/Fort George Federal Hostel at George River File File
Kangirsuk,
Québec		 Kangirsuk Federal Hostel at Payne Bay
Bellin		 File File
Kuujjuaraapik/Whapmagoostui,
Québec		 Kuujjuaraapik/Whapmagoostui Federal Hostel at Great Whale River
Postede-la-Baleine
Kuujjuaraapik		 File File
La Tuque,
Québec		 La Tuque La Tuque File File
Mistassini,
Québec		 Mistassini Mistassini Hostels File File
Pointe Bleue,
Québec		 Pointe Bleue Pointe Bleue File File
Sept-Îles,
Québec		 Sept-Îles Sept-Îles
Seven Islands
Notre Dame
Maliotenam		 File File
Balcarres,
Saskatchewan		 Balcarres File Hills File File
Battleford,
Saskatchewan		 Battleford Battleford File File
Beauval,
Saskatchewan		 Beauval Beauval
Lac la Plonge
Île-à-la-Crosse		 File File
Delmas,
Saskatchewan		 Delmas Thunderchild
Delmas
St. Henri		 File File
Duck Lake,
Saskatchewan		 Duck Lake St. Michael’s
Duck Lake		 File File
Gordon’s Reserve, Punnichy,
Saskatchewan		 Gordon’s Reserve, Punnichy Gordon’s
Punnichy		 File File
Grayson,
Saskatchewan		 Grayson Marieval
Cowessess
Crooked Lake		 File File
Kamsack,
Saskatchewan		 Kamsack Cote Improved Federal Day School File File
Kamsack,
Saskatchewan		 Kamsack Crowstand File File
Kamsack/Fort Pelly,
Saskatchewan		 Kamsack/Fort Pelly Kamsack
St. Phillips		 File
File
Note		 File
File
Note
Lac La Ronge,
Saskatchewan		 Lac La Ronge All Saints School
Lac La Ronge		 File File
Lebret/Qu’Appelle,
Saskatchewan		 Lebret/Qu’Appelle Lebret
Qu’Appelle
St. Paul’s
Whitecalf		 File File
Muscowequan,
Saskatchewan		 Muscowequan Lestock
Muscowequan
Muskowekwan
Touchwood		 File File
Muscowpetung,
Saskatchewan		 Muscowpetung Muscowpetung Agency Boarding School Note Note
Muskeg Lake,
Saskatchewan		 Muskeg Lake NA Note Note
Onion Lake,
Saskatchewan		 Onion Lake St. Barnabas
Onion Lake		 File Note
Onion Lake,
Saskatchewan		 Onion Lake St. Anthony’s
Onion Lake
Sacred Heart		 File File
Prince Albert,
Saskatchewan		 Prince Albert Prince Albert
St. Alban’s
All Saints
St. Barnabas
Lac La Ronge		 File File
Prince Albert,
Saskatchewan		 Prince Albert Saint Alban’s Note Note
Prince Albert,
Saskatchewan		 Prince Albert Emmanuel College Note Note
Regina,
Saskatchewan		 Regina Regina File File
Round Lake,
Saskatchewan		 Round Lake Round Lake File File
Standing Buffalo,
Saskatchewan		 Standing Buffalo Standing Buffalo Note Note
Sturgeon Landing,
Saskatchewan		 Sturgeon Landing Sturgeon Landing File
File
Note		 File
Note
Carcross,
Yukon		 Carcross Carcross IRS (Chooulta) File File
Dawson City,
Yukon		 Dawson City St. Paul’s Hostel File File
Shingle Point,
Yukon		 Shingle Point Shingle Point File File
Whitehorse,
Yukon		 Whitehorse Coudert Hall File File
Whitehorse,
Yukon		 Whitehorse Whitehorse Baptist Mission (Baptist Indian School) File File
Whitehorse,
Yukon		 Whitehorse Yukon Hall File File
File File
File File

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Notes

Calgary, Alberta. Identified in Indian Affairs annual reports, not included in the final IRSSA (op cit., p. 150). Back
Edmonton, Alberta. The original list of institutions covered by the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (Schedule E) included a reference to “Edmonton (Poundmaker, replaced Red Deer Industrial”. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission noted “The [original] list. The Methodist school at Red Deer, Alberta, which closed in 1919, and the Methodist school in Edmonton, which opened in 1924, are listed as one school” (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Final Report, <a href=”https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2015/trc/IR4-9-4-2015-eng.pdf”>Volume IV: Missing children and unmarked graves</a>, Appendix I: Canada’s residential schools, p. 139). The final list of institutions covered by the IRSSA made no mention of Red Deer; thus, there is no One Page Summary or School Narrative for this institution. Back
Lac La Biche, Alberta. Reportedly there is no school narrative available for the Lac La Biche Indian Residential School. Back
Lesser Slave Lake, Alberta. Reportedly there is no school narrative available for the Lesser Slave Lake Indian Residential School. Back
Morley, Alberta. Identified in Indian Affairs annual reports, not included in the final IRSSA (op cit., p. 150). Back
Red Deer, Alberta. The original list of institutions covered by the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (Schedule E) included a reference to “Edmonton (Poundmaker, replaced Red Deer Industrial”. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission noted “The [original] list. The Methodist school at Red Deer, Alberta, which closed in 1919, and the Methodist school in Edmonton, which opened in 1924, are listed as one school” (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Final Report, <a href=”https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2015/trc/IR4-9-4-2015-eng.pdf”>Volume IV: Missing children and unmarked graves</a>, Appendix I: Canada’s residential schools, p. 139). The final list of institutions covered by the IRSSA made no mention of Red Deer; thus, there is no One Page Summary or School Narrative for this institution. Back
St. Augustine, Alberta. Reportedly there is no school narrative available for the St. Augustine Indian Residential School. Back
Sarcee, Alberta. Included in the original but not the final IRRSA. Back
Stony Plains, Alberta. Identified in Indian Affairs annual reports, not included in the final IRSSA (op cit., p. 150). Back
Vermilion Lake, Alberta. Identified in Indian Affairs annual reports, not included in the final IRSSA (op cit., p. 150). Back
Fort St. James, British Columbia. Identified in Indian Affairs annual reports, not included in the final IRSSA (op cit., p. 150). Back
Metlakatla, British Columbia. Identified in Indian Affairs annual reports, not included in the final IRSSA (op cit., p. 150). Back
Yale, British Columbia. Identified in Indian Affairs annual reports, not included in the IRSSA (op cit., p. 150). Back
Cross Lake, Manitoba. Reportedly another school narrative is forthcoming for Cross Lake, presumably for the Notre Dame Hostel/Jack River Indian Residential School. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission collapsed the Cross Lake, Norway House, Notre Dame Hostel, and Jack River institutions into one Indian Residential School (op cit., p. 144). Back
Dauphin, Manitoba. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission noted “the Anglican school at The Pas, Manitoba, which closed in 1933, and the Anglican school in Dauphin, Manitoba, which opened in 1957, are listed as one school (in part because both were known as the ‘McKay school’ (op cit., p. 139).” We associated the school narrative for the “Mackay” institution with both the Dauphin and The Pas Indian Residential Schools. Back
Middlechurch, Manitoba. Identified in Indian Affairs annual reports, not included in the final IRSSA (op cit., p. 150). Back
St. Boniface, Manitoba. Identified in Indian Affairs annual reports, not included in the final IRSSA (op cit., p. 150). Back
The Pas, Manitoba. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission noted “the Anglican school at The Pas, Manitoba, which closed in 1933, and the Anglican school in Dauphin, Manitoba, which opened in 1957, are listed as one school (in part because both were known as the ‘McKay school’ (op cit., p. 139).” We associated the school narrative for the “Mackay” institution with both the Dauphin and The Pas Indian Residential Schools. Back
Water Hen, Manitoba. Identified in Indian Affairs annual reports, not included in the final IRSSA (op cit., p. 150). Back
Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories. Identified in Indian Affairs annual reports, not included in the final IRSSA (op cit., p. 151). Back
Aklavik, Northwest Territories. Reportedly a school narrative is forthcoming for the Aklavik (All Saint’s) Indian Residential School. Back
Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories. Reportedly there is no school narrative available for the Fort Resolution Indian Residential School. Back
Kivalliq, Northwest Territories. Added to the final IRRSA by court order in 2019, after the TRCC wrote its report. Back
Wikwemikong, Ontario. Identified in Indian Affairs annual reports, included in the original IRSSA, not included in the final IRSSA (op cit., p. 150). Back
Kamsack/Fort Pelly, Saskatchewan. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission notes “There are separate listings [in the IRSSA] for Roman Catholic schools at Fort Pelly and Kamsack, Saskatchewan, although these appear to refer to the same institution” (op cit., p. 139). Altogether the federal government has published four one page summaries and four school narratives for institutions associated with Kamsack, Saskatchewan. Back
Muscowpetung, Saskatchewan. Identified in Indian Affairs annual reports, not included in the final IRSSA (op cit., p. 150). Back
Muskeg Lake, Saskatchewan. Identified in Indian Affairs annual reports, not included in the final IRSSA (op cit., p. 150). Back
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Identified in Indian Affairs annual reports, not included in the final IRSSA (op cit., p. 151). Back
Standing Buffalo, Saskatchewan. Identified in Indian Affairs annual reports, not included in the final IRSSA (op cit., p. 151). Back
Sturgeon Landing, Saskatchewan. The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation outlines the potentially confusing connection between the Sturgeon Landing Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan and The Pas/Guy Hill Indian Residential School in Manitoba. “Predecessor to the Guy Hill Residential School at The Pas, the residential school at Sturgeon Landing began operation in 1926, although its official opening was not until 1927. During its history, the school saw out breaks of illness. The Sturgeon Landing school was destroyed by fire in 1952, and was not rebuilt. That fall, pupils and most of the staff were moved to facilities in The Pas where they remained until Guy Hill residential school was built on nearby Clearwater Lake in 1957.” The Truth and Reconciliation Commission associates separate Indian Residential Schools with Sturgeon Landing, Saskatchewan and The Pas/Guy Hill, Manitoba. The federal government has published separate two one page summaries and one school narrative for the Sturgeon Landing-The Pas/Guy Hill Indian Residential School(s). Back