The Missionary Oblate Sisters of Mary Immaculate are a Catholic missionary congregation whose goal is to promote Catholicism through education and aiding the poor. In response to the Manitoba Schools Question, Archbishop of Saint Boniface and Missionary Oblate Louis-Phillipe Adélard Langevin gathered several religious congregations and orders in Manitoba to protect the French language and Catholic teachings in the Province. Langevin further increased his authority over these groups by separating them from their mother houses and placing them under his direct supervision. In 1902, Langevin built a teachers’ residence on Aulneau Street in Saint Boniface and in 1904, four women moved into the house and converted the largest room into a place of prayer. That same year, the Oblate Missionary Sisters of St. Boniface were created. During the Residential School System, the Oblate Sisters worked in residential schools managed by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. The Oblate Sisters taught students as well as provided general supervision.
During the 1990s, the public became more aware of the impacts of residential schools. This led to an increase in litigation against the Government of Canada, which culminated in the creation of the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) in 2006. IRSSA outlined the process by which residential school litigation was carried out in addition to creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC). As of 2019, the Oblate Sisters still send missions across the globe.
The Missionary Oblate Sisters of St. Boniface worked as teachers in Fort Alexander Residential School.
1909-2013