<P> Although many of these early schools were open for only a short time , efforts persisted . The Mohawk Institute Residential School , the oldest , continuously operated residential school in Canada , opened in 1834 on Six Nations of the Grand River near Brantford , Ontario . Administered by the Anglican Church , the facility opened as the Mechanics ' Institute , a day school for boys , in 1828 and became a boarding school four years later when it accepted its first boarders and began admitting female students . It remained in operation until June 30 , 1970 . </P>
<P> Although many of these early schools were open for only a short time , efforts persisted . The Mohawk Institute Residential School , the oldest , continuously operated residential school in Canada , opened in 1834 on Six Nations of the Grand River near Brantford , Ontario . Administered by the Anglican Church , the facility opened as the Mechanics ' Institute , a day school for boys , in 1828 and became a boarding school four years later when it accepted its first boarders and began admitting female students . It remained in operation until June 30 , 1970 . </P>
when did the first indian residential school open in canada
when did the first indian residential school open in canada
1834
1834