IRSHDC : School : Lac La Ronge (SK) [18783]

P7538 - MSCC - Lac La Ronge School, Sask. (1920). Source: The General Synod Archives, Anglican Church of Canada.

Lac La Ronge (SK)

Dates of Operation

July 1, 1894 - June 30, 1997

Description

The Anglican Lac La Ronge boarding school opened at Lac La Ronge, Saskatchewan. The school burned down in 1920 and was replaced with a new school, called All Saints. The new building was poorly constructed, cold in winter, and overcrowded. Parents were also unhappy with the way the school was run: in 1934 they petitioned for a new principal. In 1947 the school burned down for a second time. Following this fire, the school was closed and the students moved to either the Gordon’s School or Prince Albert, where a former military barracks was converted into a residential school. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)

Denomination

Anglican Church of Canada

More Information

Alternate Name(s)

All Saints Residential School
Lac la Ronge Church of England Residential School
Lac la Ronge Indian Boarding School
Lac la Ronge Residential School

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Map Information

Location

"Point is on the site of the main school building of the All Saints Residential School (La Ronge School). The school building was constructed in 1922 and burnt down in 1947. All that remains is part of a stone fence or foundation. The original school building (1906 to 1920) was on the same property, although closer to the lake shore" (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]