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William Henry Temple Gairdner (31 July 1873 – 22 May 1928) was a British Christian missionary with the Church Missionary Society in Cairo, Egypt. His entire life was dedicated to service in Egypt as he himself commented when he was first preparing to leave. [ 1 ]
Study period at a Roman Catholic Indian Residential School in Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories. 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.
Aklavik Anglican Indian Residential School (All Saints Indian Residential School) Shingle Point: NWT: 1927: 1934 (moved to Aklavik due to overcrowding) AN Baptist Indian Residential School (Yukon Indian Residential School) Whitehorse: YT: 1900: 1968: BP Carcross Indian Residential School (Forty Mile Boarding School) Fortymile: YT: 1891: 1910 ...
Pupils at Carlisle Indian Industrial School, Pennsylvania, c. 1900. American Indian boarding schools, also known more recently as American Indian residential schools, were established in the United States from the mid-17th to the early 20th centuries with a primary objective of "civilizing" or assimilating Native American children and youth into Anglo-American culture.
In particular, William Starr, the administrator of the school residence from 1968 to 1984, is regarded as the worst offender, sexually abusing boys during his near-20-year leadership at the school. He eventually admitted to sexually abusing many boys, possibly hundreds.
William Gairdner may refer to: William Gairdner (physician) (1793–1867), physician; William Tennant Gairdner (1824–1907), physician; William Henry Temple Gairdner ...
St. Joseph's Mission was a Catholic mission established near Williams Lake, British Columbia in 1867. The mission was operated by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate.It is primarily known for the notorious [2] St. Joseph's Indian Residential School located on the property, a part of the Canadian Indian residential school system that operated on the Mission from 1891 to 1981.
The former Shubenacadie Indian Residential School was designated a national historic site in July 2020. [2] Although the school building is no longer standing, the site of the former school is a place of remembrance and healing for some Survivors and their descendants, who wish to preserve the Indian Residential School history in the Maritimes. [7]