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Later her compatriots from Ohio would establish Indian Mission Schools in Montana. [10] Mother Joseph effectively supported their multiple institutions while her superiors in Montreal did not have an abundance of resources to support them, a testament to her tenacity and dedication to the service of others. [11]
The following is a list of schools that operated as part of the Canadian Indian residential school system. [nb 1] [1] [2] The first opened in 1828, and the last closed in 1997. [3] [4] [5] These schools operated in all Canadian provinces and territories except Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick. [6]
The Canadian Indian residential school system [a] was a network of boarding schools for Indigenous peoples. [ b ] The network was funded by the Canadian government 's Department of Indian Affairs and administered by various Christian churches .
Founded in the 19th century, the Canadian Indian residential school system was intended to force the assimilation of Aboriginal and First Nations people into European-Canadian society. [76] The purpose of the schools, which separated children from their families, has been described by commentators as "killing the Indian in the child." [77] [78]
Since then, local resident Laurie Sommerville has obtained school records from the Missionary Oblates, [41] and worked on identifying the deceased children; she had identified 27 as of May 2013. [42] [43] During the school's 38 years of operation, from 1884 to 1922, one in six of the 430 total students died. [41]
Beginning in 1874 and lasting until 1996, the Canadian government, in partnership with the dominant Christian Churches, ran 130 residential boarding schools across Canada for Aboriginal children, who were forcibly taken from their homes. [135] While the schools provided some education, they were plagued by under-funding, disease, and abuse. [136]
Also in the 1940s, the Archbishop of Vancouver pushed for the creation of day schools on each reserve to replace St. Joseph's Mission. Day schools operated by the Missionary Sisters of Christ the King were opened in Anaham and Redstone, financed by the Canadian government. However, the Oblates managed to keep St. Joseph's the primary educator ...
Ryerson's work at the camp freed Jones to begin taking lengthy missionary expeditions to other parts of Upper Canada. During the period 1825–27, Jones undertook missionary missions to Quinte, Munceytown, Rice Lake and Lake Simcoe. He preached in the native language, a key factor to helping the Indians understand and accept Christianity; small ...