Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fort Alexander Indian Residential School (Fort Alexander, Sagkeeng First Nation)

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This residential school in the community of Fort Alexander, in what later became the Sagkeeng First Nation, was established in 1905.

Principals

Period	Principal
1912	H. M. Branard

Photos & Coordinates

Fort Alexander Indian Residential School (October 1962) Source: Archives of Manitoba, George Harris Fonds, Acc. 1979-141, P7452, Album 18, Page 24. Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.61631, W96.30872 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

Letter to H. M. Branard dated 3 December 1912, Accession W84-85/493, Box 31 “Red River Mouth, 1911-1920,” Library and Archives Canada (Winnipeg).

This page was prepared by Anne Lindsay and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 28 April 2021

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