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commented on parental resistance to the school. He wrote: "The parents, who at the opening of the school were on the eve of breaking out into war with the whites, objected to send their children at first, but seem now highly pleased, and come and offer their children, more than we are allowed by the
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of the Roman Catholic Church, first opened in 1890. It was replaced by an industrial school in 1912 that continued to operate until it was closed in 1970. Between 1912 and 1970, over 5,000 children from across British Columbia and Alberta attended the school. The building has been home to the St.
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argued that the parent's positive feelings were temporary, pointing to comments from Coccola in 1922 in which he complained about collecting children from their home communities with no assistance from parents "unless coaxed and threatened."
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The first school opened in 1890, just north of Cranbrook. Operated by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate it was replaced in 1912 with room for 126 students. In his 1891 submission to the Indian Affairs Annual Report school principal
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The presence of Roman Catholic missionaries in British Columbia was limited until 1858, when they expanded operations into what is now Canada. Their first mission opened at
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Reverend James Mulvihill succeeded Reverend G.P. Dunlop as head of the school in 1958, following Dunlop's departure to take over as head of the
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The Indian Residential School History & Dialogue Centre includes a list of students' home communities.
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Dominion of Canada Annual Report of the Department of Indian Affairs for the Year Ended 31st December
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The Canadian government took over operation of the school in 1969 and closed the facility in 1970.
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Through an Indigenous-led restoration project, the school building was converted to
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St. Eugene Indian Residential School: Repurposing an Indian Residential School
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Canada's Residential Schools : The History, Part 1 - Origins to 1939
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2021 Canadian Indian residential schools gravesite discoveries
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in 1860 and a mission in the Kootenays opened in 1874.
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Indian Residential School History & Dialogue Centre
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Monuments and memorials in Canada removed in 2020–2022
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Cranbrook
British Columbia
Coordinates
49°35′10″N 115°45′26″W / 49.5860°N 115.7572°W / 49.5860; -115.7572
Canadian Indian residential school
Catholic
Catholic Church in Canada
Coed
Canadian Indian residential school system
Cranbrook, British Columbia
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
Okanagan Lake
Nicolas Coccola
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Kamloops Indian Residential School
St. Eugene's Golf Resort and Casino
2021 Canadian Indian residential schools gravesite discoveries
ʔaq̓am First Nation
182 unmarked graves had been discovered
ground-penetrating radar
"Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future: Summary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada"


"3rd First Nation discovers unmarked residential school graves"
"Ktunaxa regain sole ownership of St. Eugene resort"
"Cranbrook(BC)"


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