Methodist Coqualeetza Institude
Published on Mar 06, 2017
This Residential School was not very bad and no kids ever ever ever died here.
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
One Kid Was Beaten
In 1939 at the beginning of the year 1 kid was beat by a teacher and was fired instently
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News Stories:
- The Main Classroom Portable got burned down in 1906.
- The first building was torn down in 1924 and was replaced by a bigger, better one.
- The school was completely turned over to the government in 1940.
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News Stories:
- They turned it into the Coqualeetza Sanatorium Hospital in 1941-1969.
- The Sto:lo partly took over in 1970 and fully took over in 1997.
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Extra Info:
- They never beat the kids or abused them
- They didn't just do chores and learning, they got to farm.
- They had time to play on Saturdays.
- This school was not too bad because native ids could do their own crafts and speak their own language and some parents could come and visit.
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Timeline
- (1886) The school opened.
- (1906) The Main Classroom Portable burned down.
- (1924) The old building was torn down and a bigger one was built.
- (1939) The school workers begins to turn the land over to the government
- (1940) The government completely took over the building and the land.
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Timeline
- (1941) The school was turned into a hospital.
- (1969) The hospital closed.
- (1970) The Sto:lo partly took over.
- (1997) The Sto:lo fully took over.
- (2017) Today it is now a Cultural Center for Native People.
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