Historic Sites of Manitoba: Staff of the Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School

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Principals

Period	Matron
1902-1909	Rev. W. A. Hendry
1909-1911	Rev. J. L. Miller
1911-1934	Rev. W. A. Hendry
1935-1942	Joseph Jones (1881-1970)
1942-1944	John McNeill
1945-1946	Rev. A. C. Huston
1946-1949	Joseph Jones (1881-1970)
1949-1956	Rev. Lachlan McLean
1956-1957	?
1957-1958	William Charles “Bill” Warren (1917-1958)
1958-1970	Jack O. Harris
c1970	Charles Greaves

Teachers

School Year	Teachers
1959-1960	Rosa Johnson

Among the other teachers of the school was Margaret Creighton.

Matrons

Period	Matron
1886	Miss Sebastion
1887-1888	Miss Wight
1888-1891	Bessie Walker
1891-1901	Annie Fraser

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School / National Indigenous Residential School Museum of Canada (5000 Crescent Road West, Portage la Prairie)

Sources:

We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 26 February 2026

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