IRSHDC : School : Fort George Church of England (QC) [18767]

P7538-1190 - MSCC - St. Philip's School, Fort George, Quebec (193?). Source: The General Synod Archives, Anglican Church of Canada.

Fort George Church of England (QC)

Dates of Operation

September 1, 1933 - June 30, 1975

Description

St. Phillip’s School at Fort George, QC opened in 1933. Because of its remote location, food supply was a problem and fresh water was often difficult to obtain. The school was destroyed by fire in 1943. Although it was rebuilt, by the mid-1950s it was in deplorable shape and overcrowded. In 1969 the federal government took over the administration of the school operating it as a residence for students attending local schools. By 1973, it had an all-Aboriginal staff. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)

Denomination

Anglican Church of Canada

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Alternate Name(s)

Fort George Church of England Indian Residential School
Fort George River Indian Residential School
Fort Ste-Foy Residential School
St. Philips
St. Philips Anglican Residential and Day School
St. Philips Indian and Eskimo Residential School

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Map Information

Location

"Point is on the site of the classroom building of the Fort-George Church of England Residential School. The classroom building was built in 1959 and was torn down in the early 1980s. The building was located 150 metres east of the Anglican Church. To the west of the point was the site of the first school building and subsequent dormitory building that was built in 1963. The mission and community moved to the Chisasibi town site in 1981" (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]