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The building formerly occupied by the Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School, which operated here from 1916 to 1975, is now used as a resource centre for the Long Plain First Nation. In 2005, it was designated as a Provincial Heritage Site and a plaque was erected in front of the building by the Manitoba Heritage Council. A golden eagle monument on the grounds is dedicated to First Nations people who were forced to attend residential schools.
The building became a nationally-designated historic site in September 2020.
Principals
Period |
Matron |
1902-1909 |
Rev. W. A. Hendry |
1909-1911 |
Rev. J. L. Miller |
1911-1934 |
Rev. W. A. Hendry |
1935-1942 |
Joseph Jones (1881-1970) |
1942-1944 |
John McNeill |
1945-1946 |
Rev. A. C. Huston |
1946-1949 |
Joseph Jones (1881-1970) |
1949-1956 |
Rev. Lachlan McLean |
1956-1957 |
? |
1957-1958 |
William Charles “Bill” Warren (1917-1958) |
1958-1970 |
Jack O. Harris |
c1970 |
Charles Greaves |
Teachers
School Year |
Teachers |
1959-1960 |
Rosa Johnson |
Among the other teachers of Oakville School was Margaret Creighton.
Matrons
Period |
Matron |
1886 |
Miss Sebastion |
1887-1888 |
Miss Wight |
1888-1891 |
Bessie Walker |
1891-1901 |
Annie Fraser |
Photos & Coordinates

Postcard view of Portage Indian Residental School (no date) Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2012-0056

Former Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School building (September 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Former Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School building (July 2020)
Source: George Penner

Golden eagle monument at the former Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School (July 2020)
Source: George Penner
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.96230, W98.32255 denoted by symbol on the map above
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See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Brandon Indian Residential School (RM of Cornwallis)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Brandon Indian Residential School Cemetery (RM of Cornwallis)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Brandon Old Indian Residential School Cemetery (Brandon)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Birtle Indian Residential School (Birtle, Municipality of Prairie View)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Elkhorn Indian Residential School (Elkhorn, RM of Wallace-Woodworth)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: MacKay Indian Residential School (Opaskwayak Cree Nation)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School (Crescent Road West, Portage la Prairie)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Pine Creek Indian Residential School / Camperville Indian Residential School (Pine Creek First Nation)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Norway House Indian Residential School (Norway School)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Julia Clark School (611 Academy Road, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Residential School Totem Pole (Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Rupert’s Land Indian Industrial School / St. Paul’s Industrial School (Middlechurch, RM of West St. Paul)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Provincially Designated Historic Sites
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Plaques for Persons, Events and Sites of National Historic Significance
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Portage Indian Boarding School (Ninth Street NE, Portage la Prairie)
Sources:
Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School (Rufus Prince Building), Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.
We thank Katherine Nichols, Diane Haglund, Nathan Kramer, Judy Gleich, and George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 5 August 2023
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