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[Federal Day School (Cambridge Bay/Iqaluktuuttiaq)] (September 14, 1964). Source: Northwest Territories Archives.

Federal Hostel at Cambridge Bay (NU)

Dates of Operation
January 1, 1964 - June 30, 1997
Description
The Federal Hostel at Cambridge Bay was part of the Northern Affairs Branch Small Hostels program. Small Hostels were supposed to come close to the traditional home life of Inuit children. Cambridge Bay was chosen as a site in the Small Hostels program because of its central location. In 1969 educational authority was transferred to the Territorial government. In 1970 two new 12 bed hostels were constructed. During the 1970s, one of the hostels burned down and a new 16 bed facility was constructed. Children staying in the hostels attended local day schools. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)
Denomination
None

More Information

Alternate Name(s)
Cambridge Bay Federal Hostel
Cambridge Bay Pupil Residence
Cambridge Bay School Hostel
Cambridge Bay Student Residence
Cottage Hostel at Cambridge Bay
Student Hostel at Cambridge Bay
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Map Information

Location
"Point is on the building known as the 'old hostel' in Cambridge Bay. The old hostel was one of the hostel buildings associated with the schools in Cambridge Bay. The schools and other hostels were located in the same property and block" (Orlandini, 2019).
Location Credit
Morgan Hite and 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]

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