The Île-à-la-Crosse Indian Residential School operated from the 1860s until the 1970s and was primarily operated by the Roman Catholic Church and the Province of Saskatchewan. The students attending this school were drawn primarily from Métis communities in northern Saskatchewan.

The Île-à-la-Crosse School was not listed in the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, the government deemed Canada’s role at the School was limited to providing funding for the small number of First Nations students who attended.