In 1894 Roman Catholic missionaries established the Duck Lake boarding school north of Saskatoon in what is now Saskatchewan. In the school’s early years, tuberculosis was epidemic. In 1910 an Indian agent estimated that fifty per cent of the children sent to the school had died. A new school, which later became known as St. Michael’s, was constructed in 1949. During the 1950s, when the school’s maximum enrollment was supposed to be 220, it was often closer to 260. In 1969 the federal government took over the administration of the school. In 1982, the school was turned over to the Saskatoon District Tribal Council. It was closed in 1996.
Remembering the Following Students:
| Name | Date of Death (Year/Month/Day) |
|---|---|
| Ada Yako | 1898-05-19 |
| Agathe Chippewyan | 1913-07-01 |
| Agnes Ahpistawasis | 1903-04-15 |
| Agnes Kahkeetoomayou | 1910-06-20 |
| Alexis Kahkikyas | 1900-03-22 |
| Alfred Lecris | 1912-03-19 |
| Alfred Little Bighead | 1925-04-07 |
| Andre Nah-Nah-Qua-Hung | 1900-03-15 |
| Ann Mary Rivier | 1907-05-13 |
| Annie Bighetti | 1916-05-28 |
| Anthony Regis Blackhand | 1908-08-01 |
| Basil Velle | Not known |
| Bernard Kamatchamasis | 1908-03-18 |
| Bessie Sutherland | 1923-12-04 |
| Bina Arcan | 1900-07-05 |
| Caroline Gardippie | 1930-08-07 or 1930-08-09 |
| Catherine Flamend | 1900-06-14 |
| Domitille Morissette | 1921-03-07 |
| Dora Arcan | 1902-03-15 |
| Edith Mike | 1939-02-14 |
| Elizabeth Grayeye | 1921-02-16 |
| Elize Ahseeneeseer | 1903-07-15 |
| Elize Peepahkeechew | 1911-01-14 |
| Ellen Dorion | 1904-01-05 |
| Elmira Oh-Oo-Sis | 1903-11-25 |
| Elsie Cook | 1920-05-04 |
| Emile Marion | 1926-02-12 |
| Emma Ledoux | 1915-07-05 |
| Eugenie Waychakunew | 1897-05-10 |
| Eulalie Veuillot | 1906-07-22 |
| Francis Watson | 1911-12-01 |
| Frank Ferdinand Blackhand | 1908-03-24 |
| Frederick Lafond | 1929-12-24 |
| Gabriel Poundmaker | 1897-11-27 |
| George Longneck | ca. 1896 |
| Gertrude Ananas | 1908-01-23 |
| Gertrude De Laroque | 1931-03-24 |
| Gilbert Gardypie | 1933-03-08 |
| Helene Naytowohow | 1924-03-17 |
| Heli Neyabiskapeweyen | 1898-05-12 |
| Henry Mamahtwew | 1918-11-12 |
| Henry Peeteetuce | 1935-12-05 – 1935-12-06 |
| Herbert Redwing | 1918-11-15 |
| Irene Daniels | 1928-01-31 |
| Isaac Peters | 1926-03-24 |
| James Kahkeetookewtapiyou | 1897-10-23 |
| Jeannie Lafond | 1925-11-29 – 1925-11-30 |
| Jerry Napope | ca. 1974-11-01 |
| Jessie Wapoohoo | 1906-05-04 |
| John Faval | 1904-03-25 |
| John Sidney Gardypie | 1934-04-28 |
| Johnnie Matchap | 1918-11-16 |
| Johnny Kahkeetoonewtayyou | 1898-11-04 |
| Johnny Sanderson | 1931-01-12 |
| Joseph Constant | 1930-01-26 |
| Joseph Neigabiskapewen | Not known |
| Joseph Neyabiskapewayen | 1902-12-17 |
| Joseph Vandale | 1902-03-21 |
| Joseph Watchekam | 1899-01-30 |
| Josephine Napesis | 1921-11-19 – 1921-11-20 |
| Laura Bird | 1926-03-23 |
| Lawrence Ledoux | ca. 1923-01-01 – 1923-09-31 |
| Lizzie Boyer | 1896-01-19 |
| Louisa Seeseequasis | 1918-11-09 |
| Lucy Clay | 1956-03-08 |
| Margaret Primeau | 1919-05-05 |
| Marie Albert | 1900-06-26 |
| Marie Charlotte | 1923-08-04 |
| Marie Oh-Oo-Sis | 1900-03-31 |
| Marie Seepeeqascan | 1902-03-22 |
| Marie Virginie Quinnie | 1915-11-15 |
| Martial Tawepesim | 1908-02-20 |
| Mary Alma Levi | 1938-05-24 |
| Mary Charlette | 1910-08-25 |
| Mary Jane Rednose | 1907-09-10 |
| Mary Josephine Daniels | 1939-05-12 |
| Michael Maskatepwist | 1906-03-08 |
| Morin Joachim | 1921-05-19 |
| Nancy Okemasis | 1916-10-29 |
| Nancy Saw-Phaw-Pah-Kay-oo | 1900-01-22 |
| Norman Thunder | 1934-09-10 |
| Philomene Maskatepwist | 1903-03-06 |
| Philomene Rednose | 1914-04-24 |
| Philomena Naytewehew | Not known |
| Philomine Naytowohow | 1919-10-07 |
| Pierre Cursitor | 1912-03-21 |
| Raphael Nah-Kah-Nah-Qua-Hung | 1897-05-14 |
| Regie Boyer | Not known |
| Regis Rivier | 1906-06-20 |
| Regis Thomas | 1936-08-12 |
| Remea Peesoopahtaw | ca. 1907 |
| Rosalie Hartley | 1909-07-30 |
| Rosalie Keeneeqwayneepeeness | 1897-06-07 |
| Rosalie Mamahtwew | 1912-03-17 |
| Salomi Laframboise | 1905-02-05 |
| Sarah May Good Day | 1922-08-19 |
| Thomas Morissette | 1917-07-24 |
| Virginie Hamelin | 1899-07-28 or 1899-08-08 |
| Virginie Kahkeetoomay | 1912-07-28 |
| William Petsetuce | 1897-05-06 |
| Willie Lachance | 1933-03-27 |
| Zotique Kahkikyas | 1899-08-15 |