S-138 conventionDeclaration detailLevel http://ica-atom.org/doc/RS-2#5.4 Minimal Residential School IRSSA School Mennonite Stirland Lake High School conventionDeclaration Wahbon Bay Academy conventionDeclaration Sterling Lake High School conventionDeclaration Stirland Lake Student Residence conventionDeclaration Stirland Lake School conventionDeclaration 1971-09-01 - 1991-06-30 Stirland Lake, Ontario While not originally part of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA), this school was added at a later date.

Stirland Lake Indian Residential School (IRS) was located at Stirland Lake, approximately 30 miles southeast of Windigo Lake, in the District of Kenora. The IRS was in operation from 1971 - 1991 (20 years) and was initially to provide high school education for up to 20 Indian boys. The IRS became coed in September of 1986 and officially closed in June 1991.

Other names identifying the school include Stirland Lake School (1972) and Stirland Lake Student Residence (1978).

The Government of Canada was responsible for funding the school, which was managed and operated by the Northern Youth Programs, Inc., a branch of the Mennonite Northern Light Gospel Missions.

On December 29, 1971, the federal government signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Northern Youth Programs Inc. (NYP) to provide an education program for up to 20 Indian boys in grades 9 and 10 for the period October 15, 1971, to June 30, 1972. On January 11, 1982, the federal government signed a tuition agreement and addendum with the Northern Youth Programs to provide secondary school education, pupil maintenance, and unique cultural courses for 32 male Indian students for September 1, 1981, August 30, 1982. On May 26, 1983, the federal government signed a tuition agreement with the Northern Youth Programs and the Northern Nishnawbe Education Council to provide secondary education, pupil maintenance, and unique cultural courses for 57 Indian students from January 1 to December 31, 1983, for Stirland Lake IRS and Cristal Lake IRS. On November 22, 1984, the federal government signed a tuition agreement with the Northern Youth Programs and the Northern Nishnawbe Education Council to provide secondary education, pupil maintenance, and unique cultural courses for 58 Indian students from January 1 to December 31, 1985, for Stirland Lake IRS and Cristal Lake IRS.

Grades taught at the IRS included grade 9, high school (10, 11, 12), and lower grades for children of staff starting in 1977/78. Total student enrolment during its 20 years of operation was 611+, with no statistics for 1974/76. The enrolment had a low of 15 in the first year, 1971/71, and a high of 64 (an anomaly since enrolment did not surpass 40 in any other year) in 1986/87 with an overall average annual enrolment of 32 students.

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Stirland Lake Special Project Program Outline

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Annual Budget for the Tuition and Administration of the Stirland Lake Special Project Bases on 48 Students 1979-1980

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Annual Budget for the Stirland Lake Special project based on 48 students 1979-1980

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Annual Budget for the Tuition and Administration of the Stirland Lake Special Project Based on 48 Students 1979-1980

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Annual Budget for the Stirland Lake Special project Based on 48 Students 1979-1980

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A Report of the Ministry of Education After Visiting Wahbon Bay Academy and Cristal Lake School 1981-08-26 1981-08-26

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Cristal Lake Wahbon Bay Academy 1978-06-08 1978-06-08

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