Annual Gathering – July 30, 31 & August 1, 2022
Save the Date! Annual gathering to be held on July 30th, 31st and August 1st. If you are interested in joining, please contact us. We look forward to seeing everyone for the long weekend.
Saturday, July 30 | Sunday, July 31 | Monday, August 1
About Us
The Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association’s (CSAA) mission is to provide for the well-being of the Children of Shingwauk Alumni who are former students of the Shingwauk and Wawanosh Indian Residential Schools, their families and their communities. The CSAA facilitates the ongoing development of a partnership with Algoma University and the other partners in fulfilling Chief Shingwauk’s vision of “Sharing, Healing and Learning.”
Shingwauk Indian Residential School
The Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association’s (The former Shingwauk Indian Residential School is located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, on Robinson-Huron Treaty Territory within the traditional homeland of the Anishinaabe and the Métis. The former school property encompasses the present campus of Algoma University and Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig (Shingwauk University).
Reclaiming Shingwauk Hall Exhibition
The former Shingwauk Indian Residential School is located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, on Robinson-Huron Treaty Territory within the traditional homeland of the Anishinaabe and the Métis. The former school property encompasses the present campus of Algoma University and Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig (Shingwauk University). This site was nominated for designation as a national historic site under the National Program of Historical Commemoration by the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre (SRCS). The Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association, the SRCS and Parks Canada worked collaboratively to identify the historic values of this former residential school, and co-developed the report on the students’ experiences and the history of the school, which was reviewed by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Interactive Map
Each blue dot represents one of the home communities of the Children of Shingwauk.