IRSHDC : School : Pine Creek (MB) [18713]

Camperville, Manitoba - Ecole indienne (1940?). Source: Société historique de Saint-Boniface Archives (SHSBA), Oblats de Marie-Immaculée Province oblate du Manitoba / Délégation, SHSB 30036.

Pine Creek (MB)

Dates of Operation

August 19, 1890 - August 31, 1969

Description

The Pine Creek School opened in 1890, closed in 1892 and then reopened in a larger building in 1894. A still newer and larger building was constructed in 1899. The school and the surrounding farmland covered approximately 632 acres. As with many schools, frustration, homesickness, and conflicts over discipline led students to run away or to engage in acts of arson. In 1928 eight boys ran away from the school at once. Two years later, a boy was caught trying to set the school on fire. The school closed in 1969. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)

Denomination

Catholic Church

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Alternate Name(s)

Camperville
Camperville Indian Residential School
Pine Creek Boarding School

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Map Information

Location

"Point is on the site of the main building of the Pine Creek Residential School. The building opened in 1899 and was used until 1969. The building no longer stands. To the north of the school is the church (which still stands), and to north of the church is the cemetery. According to early plans the original boarding school building (1894-1899) was on the south side of the cemetery near the road" (Orlandini, 2019).

Location Credit

Morgan Hite and Rosa Orlandini. 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]