IRSHDC : School : McIntosh (ON) [18753]

McIntosh (ON)

Dates of Operation

May 27, 1925 - June 30, 1969

Description

Roman Catholic missionaries founded the McIntosh School with federal government support in 1925 in McIntosh, northwestern Ontario. In 1965, the main residence was destroyed by fire. It was not rebuilt. As a result, many of the students were sent to other schools in Northwest Ontario. The school was closed in 1969. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)

Denomination

Catholic Church

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Alternate Name(s)

Kenora
McIntosh Indian Boarding School
McIntosh Indian Industrial School
McIntosh Indian Mission School
McIntosh Indian Training School
McIntosh R.C. Residential School
McIntosh RC Residential School
McIntosh Training School
McIntoshi Indian Mission School

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Map Information

Location

"Point is on the site of the main residential school building of the McIntosh Residential School. The building was constructed in the 1920s and burnt down in 1965. There were several buildings built on the property from 1932 until the late 1960s. From 1965 until the school closed in 1969, the classroom block was used as the residence building" (Orlandini, 2019).

Location Credit

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]