Location
Norway House Roman Catholic Mission location, 1911-1914: "Point is the site of the main school buildings of the Norway House Roman Catholic Mission/Jack River Annex. The original mission buildings were located at the same site and were used as the Norway House/Cross Lake Roman Catholic Residential school from 1914-1916" (Orlandini, 2019).
Cross Lake location, 1914-1930: "Point is on the site of the main residential school building that was opened in 1914 and burnt down in 1930" (Orlandini, 2019).
Cross Lake Mission location, 1930-1940: "Point is on the approximate location of the Cross Lake Mission, which was within 500 metres of this point. Part of the Cross Lake School was located at this mission from 1930-1940. The other part was located in Jack River. There is limited documentation available about the precise location of the mission. Local knowledge is required to confirm the location" (Orlandini, 2019).
Jack River Annex, 1930-1940, 1943-1960: "Point is on the site of the main building of the Jack River Annex of the Cross Lake Residential School. The building were used by the Cross Lake Residential School from 1930-1940, 1943-1960 (Jack River Annex). From 1960-1967, the dormitory building became the Notre Dame Hostel. The original mission buildings were located at the same site and were used as the Norway House/Cross Lake Roman Catholic Residential school from 1914-1916" (Orlandini, 2019).
Cross Lake location, 1940-1968: "Point is on the site of the main residential school building of the Cross Lake Residential School that was opened in the 1940s and was ceased to be used as a school in 1969. The original school building (1914-1930) was located adjacent to this point" (Orlandini, 2019).Location Credit
Rosa Orlandini. The school/hostel location data was collected by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission / National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, Morgan Hite (Atlas of Indian Residential Schools of Canada), Stephanie Pyne (Residential Schools Land Memory Mapping Project) and Rosa Orlandini (Map and GIS Librarian, York University Libraries). The location data and associated attribute data was enhanced, revised and updated by Rosa Orlandini, in consultation with the Archivists at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.Location Source
Orlandini, Rosa, 2019, "Residential Schools Locations Dataset (Shapefile format)",
https://doi.org/10.5683/SP2/FJG5TG, Borealis, V3, UNF:6:TTc1mMvx2BlBqBgIN05xVw== [fileUNF]
