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St. Bernard's (AB)

Dates of Operation

September 1, 1894 - September 30, 1957

Description

A Roman Catholic mission was established at Grouard, in what is now Alberta in 1872. By 1895 the federal government was funding St. Bernard's (also known as Grouard Residential School) at the mission. In the 1940s the school established a manual training building with a focus on Aboriginal handicrafts, an initiative that developed into a cooperative business venture. The school enrolled a large number of Métis students: by 1949 they accounted for half of the students in residence. During the 1950s many of the school’s students were transferred to the Joussard school. With the opening of local day schools, St. Bernard's enrollment began to decline. The school was closed in 1961. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)

Denomination

Catholic Church

More Information

Alternate Name(s)

Grouard Residential School
Lesser Slave Lake Residential School
Lesser Slave Lake Roman Catholic
St. Bernard

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Location

"Point is on the building that was used as the boys' residence of the Grouard Residential School. Currently the building is part of the North Lakes College, Grouard Campus. The school was located on the grounds of the Grouard Roman Catholic Mission. The church is still stands and the girls' residence (convent) located on the south side of the church has been torn down" (Orlandini, 2019).

Location Credit

Rosa Orlandini and Residential School Interactive Map. The school/hostel location data was collected by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission / National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, Morgan Hite (Atlas of Indian Residential Schools of Canada), Stephanie Pyne (Residential Schools Land Memory Mapping Project) and Rosa Orlandini (Map and GIS Librarian, York University Libraries). The location data and associated attribute data was enhanced, revised and updated by Rosa Orlandini, in consultation with the Archivists at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.

Location Source

Orlandini, Rosa, 2019, "Residential Schools Locations Dataset (Shapefile format)", https://doi.org/10.5683/SP2/FJG5TG, Borealis, V3, UNF:6:TTc1mMvx2BlBqBgIN05xVw== [fileUNF]