IRSHDC : School : Battleford Industrial School (SK) [18790]

Battleford Industrial School (SK)

Dates of Operation

December 1, 1883 - May 31, 1914

Description

The Battleford school was Canada’s first industrial residential school. It opened in 1883, under Anglican administration. During the 1885 rebellion, the school closed and the building was later occupied by troops. An 1890 inspection concluded that the school had no fire protection and a sanitation system that was an invitation for an epidemic. By 1910 the farm was not productive and the school could not attract or keep qualified teachers; four years later the school was closed. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)

Denomination

Anglican Church of Canada

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Alternate Name(s)

Battleford Indian Industrial School

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Location

"Point is on the site of the Battleford Industrial School Building, that was in use as a school from 1883 to 1914. The ruins of the building are still present on the site. Prior to 1883 the building was the Government House of the Northwest Territories. After 1914 it was used by the Seventh Day Adventist Church, followed by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. The building burnt down in 2003. The original property of the school was quite large encompassing a large portion of Battleford and agricultural lands nearby. There are several cemetery sites on the property" (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]