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Duck Lake Boarding School
Corporate body · 1894-1996

In 1894 Roman Catholic missionaries established the Duck Lake boarding school north of Saskatoon in what is now Saskatchewan. A new school, which later became known as St. Michael’s, was constructed in 1949. 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.

Corporate body · 1889–1949

File Hills Residential School was located approximately 14 kilometres north of Balcarres, Saskatchewan, and 100 kilometres northeast of Regina, just outside the western boundary of the Okanese Reserve. The school began as a small day institution, opened by J.C. Richardson in 1884 on the Little Black Bear Reserve. It closed soon afterwards. In 1886, R. Toms reopened the day institution and it operated until 1889, when the Woman's Missionary Society with the support of the Foreign Mission Committee of The Presbyterian Church in Canada and the Department of Indian Affairs built a new institution just outside of the reserve’s boundaries. It was operated by The Presbyterian Church until 1924 when its operation was transferred to the United Church of Canada who managed it until its closure in 1949.

Lebret Residential School
Corporate body · 1884-1998

Lebret Residential School was located on the west edge of Lebret on the northern shore of Mission Lake east of Fort Qu'Appelle and approximately 80 km northeast of Regina. It operated from 1884 - 1998 (114 years) under the Roman Catholic church and officially closed on June 30, 1998.

Regina Residential School
Corporate body · 1891-1910

Regina Residential School was situated on the Wascana Creek banks, four miles northwest of the city of Regina. It was operated by the Foreign Missions Committee of the Presbyterian Church in Canada from 1891-1910.

Corporate body · 1887–1950

Round Lake Residential School was located at the east end of Round Lake, Saskatchewan, on the north side of the Qu’Appelle River, across the river from Ochapowace First Nation and about 200 kilometres east of Regina. It opened in 1887 was managed by the Foreign Missionary Society of The Presbyterian Church in Canada. In 1925 management transferred to The United Church of Canada until its closure in 1950.