Marieval Indian Residential School
| Marieval Indian Residential School | |
|---|---|
The school in 1923 | |
| Location | |
Canada | |
| Coordinates | 50°34′50.2″N 102°39′27.7″W / 50.580611°N 102.657694°W |
| Information | |
| Former names | Crooked Lake Boarding School (1899) Cowessess Boarding School (1909) Cowessess Indian Residential School (1924–1968) Cowessess Student Residence (1969) Marieval Student Residence (1969–1981) Marieval Community Education Centre & Student Residence (1977) Marieval Community Education Centre (1981–1987) Cowessess Community Education Centre (1987) Cowessess Student Residence (1997) |
| Type | Canadian Indian residential school |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Opened | December 19, 1898 |
| Status | Closed (demolished) |
| Closed | June 30, 1997 |
| Authority | Catholic Church in Canada (1899–1969) Government of Canada (1969–1987) Cowessess First Nation (1987–1997) |
| Oversight | Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Language | English, French |
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The Marieval Indian Residential School was part of the Canadian Indian residential school system. Located on the Cowessess 73 reserve in Marieval, Saskatchewan, it operated from 1898 to 1997. It was located in Qu'Appelle Valley, east of Crooked Lake and 24 km (15 mi) north of Broadview.
In June 2021, 751 unmarked graves were found on the school grounds by the Cowessess First Nation, the most found in Canada to date according to the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN), which represents Saskatchewan's First Nations. This marks the third discovery of unmarked graves in Canada in 2021, following the discovery of 215 unmarked anomalies at the Kamloops Indian Residential School the previous month.