Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker.
Kuper Island Indian Residential School
| Kuper Island Indian Residential School | |
|---|---|
 June 19, 1941 view of Kuper Island Indian Residential School | |
| Location | |
 | |
Kuper Island, British Columbia Canada | |
| Information | |
| Type | Canadian Indian residential school |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Established | 1889[1] |
| Closed | 1975[1] |
| Authority | Catholic Church in Canada |
| Oversight | Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada |
| Language | English |
The Kuper Island Indian Residential School, also known as Kuper Island Indian Industrial School, was a Canadian Indian residential school located on Kuper Island (now known as Penelakut Island), near Chemainus, British Columbia, that operated from 1889 to 1975.[2] The school was operated by the Roman Catholic Church, with funding from the Department of Indian Affairs.[3]
On 12 July 2021, the Penelakut First Nation announced that more than 160 unmarked graves had been found on the grounds and foreshore of the former institution.
It has also been asserted that attendance was mandatory for children from the then-Cowichan Indian Agency and adjacent Coast Salish peoples.[citation needed] CBC's Ombudsman, in reviewing a complaint regarding language related to residential school attendance, cited the 2008 Statement of apology to former students of Indian Residential Schools[4]: "the residential school system was intended to “remove and isolate children from the influence of their homes, families, traditions and culture” further supports the idea that residential school attendance was involuntary."[5]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
NCTRwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Chan, Adam (1 June 2021). "More than 200 students died at Vancouver Island's 5 residential schools". ctvnews.ca.
- ^ "Kuper Island Indian Industrial School - RBCM Archives". search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca.
- ^ "Statement of apology to former students of Indian Residential Schools". 3 November 2008.
- ^ "When does something become fact". cbc.radio-canada.ca. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
Previous Page Next Page
