Kuper Island Indian Residential School information
Defunct Canadian 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]
According to a controversial publication,[4] the Dorchester Review, attendance was voluntary with the exception of a period between 1920 and 1948.[5] It has also been asserted that attendance was mandatory for children from the then-Cowichan Indian Agency and adjacent Coast Salish peoples. 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[6]: "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."[7]
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.
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^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.
^"Social media post depicting residential school children 'having an absolute blast' causes outrage | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
^"Statement of apology to former students of Indian Residential Schools". 3 November 2008. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^"https://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/ombudsman/reviews/When_does_something_become_fact". cbc.radio-canada.ca. Retrieved 7 July 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
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