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No title (unknown date). Source: Deschâtelets-NDC Archives.

St. Anthony's (SK)

Dates of Operation

July 1, 1894 - July 15, 1974

Description

St. Anthony’s was established in 1888 on the Onion Lake Reserve in what is now Saskatchewan. A 1908 inspector’s report concluded that the school needed fire escapes, while a 1924 report described it as a firetrap. The school was twice destroyed by fire: once in 1895 and once in 1928. In 1918 nine children died of influenza. In the 1950s the poorly maintained building was overcrowded. New classrooms were built, but crowding remained an ongoing issue. In 1969, the federal government took over the administration of the school. It closed in 1974. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)

Denomination

Catholic Church

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Alternate Name(s)

Onion Lake Roman Catholic
Sacred Heart
St. Anthony

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Location

First location, 1894-1927: "Point is on the site of the first location (building) of Anthony's school, which operated at this location from 1894 to 1927. The building is no longer present" (Orlandini, 2019).

Second location, 1927-1974: "Point is on the site of the main building of the second location St. Anthony's Residential School near Onion Lake. The building is no longer present. The semi-circle driveway is still present" (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]