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P7538 - MSCC - Hay River School, NWT (1920). Source: The General Synod Archives, Anglican Church of Canada.

 

Hay River (NWT)

Dates of Operation
1895 -1937
Description
The boarding school at the Anglican Mission at Hay River opened in 1895 and was soon receiving government grants. A new residential school building was constructed in 1917. In 1935 negotiations were underway to amalgamate Hay River and Shingle Point schools into one new facility. All Saints Anglican school in Aklavik opened in 1936, becoming the focus of Anglican education in the region. Hay River closed in 1937 and all but local students were transferred to new facilities in Aklavik. The Hay River mission continued to operate a day school for local children in the school after this. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)
Denomination
Anglican Church of Canada

More Information

Alternate Name(s)
All Saints Residential School
Hay River Boarding School
Protestant Episcopal Mission School
St. Peter's
St. Peter's Mission School
St. Peter's Residential School
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Map Information

Location
"Point is on the Anglican Boarding School building that was opened in 1917 and closed in 1937. The building no longer exists. The original boarding school building was located closer to the church and near the bank of the river. The church is located at 60.857827 -115.723977" (Orlandini, 2019).
Location Credit
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation 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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