This memorial facility on Academy Road in Winnipeg was built on the former site of the Assiniboia Residential School. Paving stones have the names of more than 750 students who attended the school, surrounded by metal markers engraved with the Indigenous names of the 83 communities from which they came.
Assiniboia Residential School Commemoration and Gathering Place (October 2024)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87462, W97.20031
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Children’s Home of Winnipeg / Children’s Home School / Julia Clark School / Assiniboia Indian Residential School (615 Academy Road, Winnipeg)
This page was prepared by George Penner.
Page revised: 31 October 2024
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