This school (sometimes referred to as the Shoal Lake school) in northwestern Ontario was built in 1901 just east of the Shoal Lake Reserve. Before sending their children to the school, local band leaders won an agreement from the school that there would be no heavy work for younger children, no baptism without consent, at least a half day of class time for older children, and provision for children to be absent for traditional events. The school history was not without tragic events, in 1966, a twelve-year-old boy who ran away from the school died of exposure. From the mid-1960s onwards, the school operated largely as a residence for students who were attending local schools.
Remembering the Following Students:
Name | Date of Death (Year/Month/Day) |
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Albert Keeshack | 1913-08-22 |
Albert Lindsay | 1926-12-01 |
Alvin Oshie | 1938-04-20 or 1938-04-29 |
Anne Wagamese | 1947-07-02 |
Bruce Wapiske | Not known |
Cecelia Cameron | 1947-01-31 |
Charles Wenjack | 1966-10-22 |
Desmond Greene | 1940-10-05 |
Eliza Oshie | ca. 1948-06-20 – 1949-13-31 |
Elizabeth L’Hommecourt | 1913-02-17 |
Elsie Ogemah | ca. 1921-01-01 |
Eva Wapey | ca. 1926-07-01 |
Frank Wapiok | Not known |
Frederick Kesik | 1907-12-17 |
George Roberts | 1948-07-03 |
Harry Gilbert | 1930-05-21 |
Harvey Pinesse | 1907-12-24 |
Hector A. Flett | Not known |
Henry Achanesa[]Ctouh | ca. 1912-03-01 |
Jack Kelly | 1925-07-16 |
John Shawun Nebqua Petung | ca. 1925 |
Johnny Peters | 1941-04-27 |
Kathleen Kabestra | 1925-05-21 |
Lorne Ogemah | 1907-12-22 |
Louis Cameron | 1941-12-18 |
Mabel Mandomin | ca. 1910-01-01 – 1911-12-31 |
Margaret Kesick | 1917-12-02 |
Marion Land | 1939-12-28 |
Mary Louise Oshie | ca. 1947-01-01 |
Mary Major | ca. 1946 |
Norman Kahkekaypinesse | Not known |
Richard Allan Mandamin | ca. 1953-07-01 |
Ruth Redsky | 1941-12-27 |
Sam Redsky | 1953-05-01 – 1953-09-01 |
Stephen Cameron | 1946-11-13 |
Velma Kabestra | ca. 1922 |
William Crow | 1952-11-14 |