IRSHDC : School : Marieval (SK) [18780]

[Distant view of Cowesses Indian Residential School, Marival, Saskatchewan] (1923). Source: G.C. Cowper / Library and Archives Canada / PA-019389.

Marieval (SK)

Dates of Operation

December 19, 1898 - June 30, 1997

Description

The Cowessess residential school was constructed in 1899 on the Marieval Reserve in what is now Saskatchewan by Roman Catholic missionaries. It was in the Qu’Appelle Valley south of Crooked Lake. The federal government began funding the school in 1901. It took over administration of the school in 1969. In 1987 the school was turned over the Cowessess First Nation. It closed in 1997. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)

Denomination

Catholic Church

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Alternate Name(s)

Cowesess
Cowesess Boarding School
Cowessess Indian Residential School
Marieval Community Education Centre
Marieval Student Residence

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Map Information

Location

"Point is on the site of the original residential school building that was built in 1898 and torn down in 1999. At present (2018), there are five buildings on the site that were part of the original school complex" (Orlandini, 2019).

Location Credit

Morgan Hite, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation 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]