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No title (1960). Source: Deschâtelets-NDC Archives.

Pointe Bleue (QC)

Dates of Operation
October 6, 1960 - June 30, 1991
Description
The Point Bleue school, north of Roberval, Quebec, was opened in the autumn of 1960 under Roman Catholic administration. The school along, with the Anglican La Toque school, was a part of the federal government’s extension of educational services to Aboriginal people in the interior of Quebec in the 1960s. The federal government took over the administration of the school in 1969, which it operated for another ten years. In 1979, the school was closed and the residence transferred to Le Conseil des Montagnais du Lac St-Jean. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)
Denomination
Catholic Church

More Information

Alternate Name(s)
Pointe Bleue Indian Residential School
Pointe Bleue Student Residence
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Map Information

Location
"Point is on the building that was used as the dormitories of the Pointe-Bleue Residential School, that is located in the centre of the community of Mashteuastsh (Pointe-Bleue). The classroom building was located on the north side of the building. Both buildings still stand" (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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