La Tuque Indian Residential School, La Tuque, QC, 1963-1973, Diocese of Quebec, Authorized Enrollment – 250. From April 1, 1969 until final closing June 30, 1978, the government was completely responsible for the school’s operation. By the mid-1970s the majority of students were receiving instruction in French. Following the school’s closing, most native children were educated at new schools set up at their reserves, managed jointly by the Cree School Board formed in 1978. There was never any interest by Indigenous groups in taking over the closed La Tuque School which remained derelict and vandalized for many years. It was finally torn down in February 2006 with the active participation of many former students. Compiled by General Synod Archives July 24, 2008.
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