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Joussard (AB)

Dates of Operation

July 1, 1913 - October 31, 1969

Description

The St. Bruno’s boarding school (also known as Joussard) was started by Roman Catholic missionaries in 1913 at Joussard, in what is now Alberta. The building was destroyed by fire in 1923 and replaced in 1925. Enrollment increased in the 1950s when the Grouard residential school was being wound down. During the 1960s many of the residents began attending local day schools. A fire commissioner’s report in 1968 led to the school being closed the following year. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)

Denomination

Catholic Church

More Information

Alternate Name(s)

Lesser Slave Lake Roman Catholic
St. Bruno's
St. Bruno's Indian Residential School

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Map Information

Location

"Point is on the site of the convent building that was part of the Joussard Indian Residential School. All of the school buildings have been torn down. The school site is located on the east side of Mission Creek. Imagery in Google Maps and Google Earth show a cemetery located in the NW corner of the property" (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]