Shingwauk Indian Residential School was a Canadian residential school for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children that operated in Canada between 1873 and 1970 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, by the Anglican Church of Canada and the Government of Canada. Today, Shingwauk Hall, built in 1935, forms the central building of Algoma University. History Early Indian Schools in Sault Ste. Marie Prior to the establishment of the Shingwauk School, smaller school mission schools existed in Sault Ste. Marie. In the 1830s, Chief Shingwauk traveled by canoe and snowshoe to York (now Toronto) to petition Governor John Colborne to provide resources for a 'Teaching Wigwam' in Garden River. In 1833 William McMurray, an Anglican missionary arrived in Garden River First Nation. His arrival resulted in the establishment of a day school at the top of Pim Hill in Sault Ste. Marie. This day school was attended by children from Garden River First Nation and was funded by the government and the Anglican Church. A second day mission school was later established in the Garden River community in 1870. Shingwauk Industrial Home In 1871, Anglican Missionary Reverend Edward Francis Wilson arrived in Garden River First Nation. He worked with the Anglican Church, government, and local First Nation community to raise money for a school. As a result of his fundraising efforts, the first Shingwauk Industrial Home opened on September 22, 1873, in Garden River First Nation. The school opened with sixteen boys enrolled as students. Six days after opening, the school was completely destroyed by fire. Shingwauk Home Following the destruction of the School in Garden River, Wilson purchased a 90-acre site in Sault Ste. Marie, at what is now known as 1520 Queen Street East. On July 31, 1874, the Earl of Dufferin, Governor General of Canada visited the school site and laid the cornerstone of what would become the Shingwauk Home. The new school officially opened on August 2, 1875, to 50 students. The school did not have running water or electricity. This building was replaced by the New Shingwauk Hall in 1935. Wawanosh Home The Shingwauk Home building was not designed to accommodate both male and female students. As a result, the Wawanosh Home, a separate girls residential school, was established five km away in Tarentorus. The school opened in 1877 with an initial enrollment of ten female students. Construction continued on the Wawanosh Home until 1879 when the