IRSHDC : School : Turquetil Hall [18717]

[Outside View of Building in Winter] (c. 1956-1957). Source: Library and Archives Canada.

Turquetil Hall

Dates of Operation

August 1, 1954 - June 30, 1969

Description

In 1954, Roman Catholic missionaries opened St. Mary’s residence at Chesterfield Inlet in what is now Nunavut. The students who lived in the residence, which was rebuilt and enlarged on a number of occasions, attended the local day school. The residence, renamed Turquetil Hall in 1961, was built to house 80, but enrolment quickly reached 100. Additional students were lodged in the Catholic hospital. Turquetil Hall was closed in 1969. In 1995, the government of the Northwest Territories released a report concluding that many of the students had been physically and sexually abused at both the school and the residence. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)

Denomination

Catholic Church

More Information

Alternate Name(s)

Chesterfield Inlet Federal Hostel
Joseph Bernier
Sainte-Marie Residence
St. Mary's Residence
Turquetil Hall
Turquetil Hall Hostel

Permalink

Map Information

Location

"Point is situated on the site of Turquetil Hall, the hostel building in Chesterfield Inlet. The site is now the location of the Community Complex. The Sir Joseph Bernier School (former federal day school) was situated across the road at 63.340176, -90.700350. The school buildings are now used as a hotel" (Orlandini, 2019).

Location Credit

Rosa Orlandini and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. 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]