The Immaculate Conception Boarding School opened in 1898 on the Blood Reserve in what is today Alberta. It was replaced in 1926 with a new school, known as St. Mary’s, near Cardston, Alberta. By the mid-1930s the school was experiencing overcrowding. In 1930, a government inspector said that the boys at both the Catholic and Anglican residential schools on the reserve were being worked like “slaves” from morning to night to support the schools. The school had a severe outbreak of measles in 1935 and an outbreak of spinal meningitis in 1956. The federal government took over the operation of the school in 1969 and closed it in 1988.
Remembering the Following Students:
| Name | Date of Death (Year/Month/Day) |
|---|---|
| Albert Plain Woman | Not known |
| Amy Shot Both Sides | 1929-01-01 |
| Annie Sweet Grass | 1936-05-07 |
| Aristide Across the Mountain | 1949-08-15 |
| Arsenekapi | Not known |
| Arthur Heavy Head | 1929-03-31 |
| Bernard Heavy Head | 1941-01-01 |
| Bertha Many Feathers | 1935-01-01 |
| Bertha Two Thieves | 1901-03-06 or ca. 1901-04-01 |
| Crane Medicine Crane | 1929-01-01 |
| Donald Shade | 1935-05-20 |
| Eileen Standing Alone | 1924-10-25 |
| Emma Wells | 1932-09-30 |
| Ernest Wolf Child | 1928-05-25 |
| Francis Black Forehead | Not known |
| Gabriel Weasel Head | 1934-02-12 |
| George Good Rider | 1941-05-18 |
| George Scout | 1934-01-01 |
| Jack Bad Name | 1916-12-08 |
| Jim Black Face | Not known |
| John Chief Moon | 1926-11-10 – 1926-11-13 |
| Joseph Chief Body | 1947-09-01 |
| Josephine Big Head | 1928-01-01 |
| Lillian Skipper | 1930-09-30 |
| Lily Shot Both Sides | 1928-01-01 |
| Mary Shot Both Sides | 1922-12-26 |
| Mary-Ann Skipper | 1930-09-30 |
| Mary-Jane Tawapisim | 1928-12-31 |
| Mary Jack | 1899-10-23 |
| Mary Spider | Not known |
| Mike Crow Spreading His Wings | 1927-08-28 |
| Peter Cross Buck | 1900-12-01 |
| Peter Good Rider | 1936-01-10 |
| Rachel Heavy Head | 1929-04-16 |
| Remi Snake Eater | 1936-05-05 |
| Stanley Crow Eagle | 1985-04-01 |
| Tom Black Face | 1928-01-18 |
| Wallace Across the Mountain | 1944-09-09 |
| Walter Stevens | 1927-02-06 |
| Willie Black Forehead | 1925-04-02 |