IRSHDC : School : Notre Dame Hostel (MB) [18715]

Notre Dame Hostel (MB)

Dates of Operation

July 1, 1960 - June 30, 1967

Description

Associated with the Roman Catholic mission at Norway House, the Notre Dame Hostel succeeded the Jack River Annex. Until 1960 the Jack River Annex at Norway House was funded as part of the Cross Lake School. Beginning in 1960 the facility was funded directly and began to be known as the Notre Dame Hostel. In 1968 Canada and the Frontier School Division signed the Norway House Joint Agreement transferring operation of the schools in the area to the Frontier School Division. School staff was given the opportunity to work for Frontier School Division following the agreement. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)

Denomination

Catholic Church

More Information

Alternate Name(s)

Jack River Hostel
Cross Lake Indian Residential School
Jack River Annex
Norway House Roman Catholic

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Map Information

Location

"Point is on the site of the main building of the Jack River Annex of the Cross Lake Residential School. The buildings 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).

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]