Quinte Mohawk School

The history of Quinte Mohawk School begins with five other schools. The four schools pictured below were revolutionary - they were some of the first Aboriginal day schools on Native territories. In the time these schools were created, it was much more common for Aboriginal children to attend residential schools off-reserve - away from their families and communities, separated from their culture. These four schools - Central School, Eastern School, Western (''Swamp'') School and Mission School - allowed autonomous control over education in the Tyendinaga community.