Red River Academy (Manitoba)

Red River Academy (Manitoba)

The Red River Academy (later St. John's College) in Manitoba, Canada was established for the training and education of the sons of Hudson's Bay Company employees. It was founded in 1852 by Rev. David Jones. cite book | last =Coutts | first =Robert | title =The Road to the Rapids: Nineteenth-Century Church and Society at St. Andrew | publisher =University of CalgaryPress | date =2000 | location =Calgary] rp|61 Many of the student's mothers were Native American. It was part of the Red River Colony.

Students

Ranald MacDonald

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