Birtle Residential School

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Authorized form of name

Birtle Residential School

Parallel form(s) of name

  • Birtle Indian Residential School
  • Birtle Industrial School
  • Birtle Boarding and Industrial School
  • Birtle Indian Boarding School
  • Birtle Boarding School

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      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1888-1970

      History

      Birtle Residential School was first located in approximately half a mile north of Birtle, Manitoba, then later relocated to the town of Birtle. It was funded by the Government of Canada and operated by the Presbyterian Church in Canada. It opened as a day school in 1883 and was converted to a boarding school in 1888. The school closed in 1970.

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      Institution identifier

      ON00340

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      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      Updated 10/28/22 by LH.

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          National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

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