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Federal Hostel at Frobisher Bay (NU)

Dates of Operation
September 1, 1971 - June 30, 1995
Description
The federal government established a federal hostel, also known the Ukkivik Student Residence, in 1971 for students attending the Gordon Robertson Educational Centre in what was then Frobisher Bay (now Iqaluit). The Gordon Robertson Educational Centre, now renamed the Inuksuk High School, was to serve as a high school for students from the Eastern Arctic, many of whom up until then had been sent to Churchill, Manitoba for their education. The original hostel closed in 1992 and students were transferred to a new hostel, which operated until 1996. The building now houses the Nunatta Residence of the Nunavut Arctic College. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)
Denomination
None

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Alternate Name(s)
Frobisher Bay Pupil Residence
Ukkivik Residence
Ukkivik Student Residence
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Location
"Point is on the Ukkivik (Nunatta) Residence "Old Res" buildings that was the Federal Hostel buildings in Iqaluit from 1971 to 1992. The students attended the Gordon Robertson Education Centre which was renamed Inuksuk High School. Inuksuk High School is located at Latitude 63.749247, Longitude -68.514322" (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]

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