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[Arviat/Eskimo Point NU] (July 16, 1962). Source: Northwest Territories Archives.

Federal Hostel at Eskimo Point (NU)

Dates of Operation
February 14, 1962 - June 30, 1967
Description
The Federal Hostel at Eskimo Point was part of the Northern Affairs Branch (NAB) Small Hostels program, launched in 1960. The Small Hostel setting was supposed to come close to the traditional home life of Inuit children. The hostels program began with two and eventually three eight bed hostels in the community of Arviat. Local community members worked as Hostel Mothers or Hostel Parents. They operated the residences under the supervision of the Federal Day School Principal. Children staying in the hostels attended local day schools. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)
Denomination
None

More Information

Alternate Name(s)
Arviat
Eskimo Point Hostel
Eskimo Point Pupil Residence
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Map Information

Location
"Point is on the site of the former federal school building. The hostel was located in the same block on the east side of the school building. The Arviat Health Centre is on the site of the federal school and the Glad Tidings Church is on the site of the hostel" (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]

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