These lands were originally used as the site of a residential school called Portage la Prairie Presbyterian Indian Residential School, whose building was renovated in 1984 and became home to the Yellowquill College (before the college moved to Winnipeg in 2000). In 2000, the Long Plain First Nation Council entered into a 50-year head lease (now extended to 75 years) with Arrowhead Development Corp.
The area was initially employed as a residential school called Portage la Prairie Presbyterian Indian Residential School, which underwent renovations in 1984 and served as the Yellowquill College until it relocated to Winnipeg in 2000. In 2000, the Long Plain First Nation Council signed a 50-year head lease (now extended to 75 years) with Arrowhead Development Corp.