IRSHDC : School : Cecilia Jeffrey (ON) [18749]

No title (unknown date). Source: Presbyterian Church in Canada Archives.

Cecilia Jeffrey (ON)

Dates of Operation

July 1, 1902 - August 31, 1976

Description

This school (sometimes referred to as the Shoal Lake school) in northwestern Ontario was built in 1901 just east of the Shoal Lake Reserve. Before sending their children to the school, local band leaders won an agreement from the school that there would be no heavy work for younger children, no baptism without consent, at least a half day of class time for older children, and provision for children to be absent for traditional events. The school history was not without tragic events, in 1966, a twelve-year-old boy who ran away from the school died of exposure. From the mid-1960s onwards, the school operated largely as a residence for students who were attending local schools. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)

Denomination

Presbyterian Church

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Alternate Name(s)

Cecilia Jaffray
Cecilia Jefferey
Cecilia Jeffray
Cecilia Jeffrey Boarding School
Cecilia Jeffrey Hostel
Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Boarding School
Cecilia Jeffrey Presbyterian Indian Residential School
Cecilia Jeffrey Residence
Cecilia Jeffrey School
Cecilia Jeffrey's
Cecilia Jeffries
Kenora
Kenora Residential School
Shoal Lake
Shoal Lake School

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Location

First location, Shoal Lake, 1902-1929: "Point is on the site of the Shoal Lake Residential school building. The school was at this site from 1902 to 1929. This was the first location of what would become the Cecilia Jeffrey Residential School. The school moved to Kenora in 1929" (Orlandini, 2019).

Second location, Cecilia Jeffrey, 1929-1976: "Point is on the site of the Cecilia Jeffrey Residential School building in Kenora. This was the second location of the school. The school opened in 1929 and closed in 1976. The buildings have been torn down" (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]