Digitally Preserving Former Indian Residential Schools in Alberta

Tag: Infirmary

Margaret Cardinal- I Never Saw My Brother

So I had to spend my time in the chapel because the nun said that I deserved the wickedness that I had in my life and that’s how I’m paying for it and that I had to spend it in the chapel. And if they couldn’t put me in the chapel, I was put in the stairwell.

Roanna Axe- I Hated Staying Here

There were a lot of things going on at Old Sun School. I just hated staying here. I would hate to see some of them are that were crying, standing in the corners and then some were being strapped.

Yvonne Stimson- Rainy Day Spent Inside

The big girls started batting around then when I walked by, a girl batted. She hit me with the bat. As I was lying there, the supervisor finally noticed. They took me to what they called the dispensary.

Carriage House Fourth Floor

The Fourth Floor/Attic of Poundmaker’s Lodge Carriage House. This Space Originally Served as a Dormitory and Infirmary for the Edmonton Indian Residential School. It is Notable for the Large Amount of Children’s Graffiti Found on Various Walls. Click on the triangle to load the point cloud. Labels on the point cloud indicate past room functions.

Old Sun Community College Third Floor

The Third Floor of Old Sun Community College (OSCC). Click on the triangle to load the point cloud. Labels on the point cloud indicate past room functions during Old Sun’s time as a residential school. Important rooms on this floor include the junior boys and girls dormitories and the boys and girls Infirmary.