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Morley Residential School after new wing was built (1931-1934). Source: The University of British Columbia Archives.

 

Morley (AB)

Dates of Operation
September 1, 1922 - July 31, 1969
Description
From 1880 to 1908, Methodist missionaries operated the McDougall Orphanage and Training Institution on the Stony Reserve near Morley, in what is now Alberta. In 1926 a new residence was constructed and classes were held in the local United Church. In 1947 Indian Affairs issued guidelines for the strapping of students in response to an incident in which students at the Morley school were beaten on the head. Five years later a fire inspector concluded the school was a firetrap. The school was closed in 1969. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)
Denomination
Methodist Church, United Church of Canada

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Alternate Name(s)
Bearspaw Indian Residential School
Morley Indian Day School
Morley Residential School
Morley Student Residence
Stoney
Stony
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Location
"Point is on the site of the main building of the Morley Indian Residential school buildings that were torn down in 1976. The Morley Community School (Secondary School) is situated on the same location as the residential school building" (Orlandini, 2019). 
Location Credit
Morgan Hite. 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]

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