Kuper Island Indian Residential School
| Kuper Island Indian Residential School | |
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| Type | School or university |
Kuper Island Indian Residential School is a residential school formerly located on Penelakut Island.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- May 2022: Survivors referred to the Kuper Island Indian Residential School as Alcatraz due to its conditions and high rates of attempted escapes. Nearly 40 per cent of children died during the first 30 years of the school's 85-year history, with 167 deaths recorded in total. The school was situated on Penelakut Island in the Salish Sea, east of Vancouver Island.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation journalist hosts new Kuper Island podcast", Anishinabek News, 24 May 2022 (archived copy; original article).