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No title (unknown date). Source: Deschâtelets-NDC Archives.

Sept-Iles (QC)

Dates of Operation
September 2, 1952 - July 4, 1971
Description
The Sept-Îles school near the city of Sept-Îles, Quebec opened in 1952. Administered by Roman Catholic missionaries, it was also known as the Maliotenam school. From 1961 onward, the school also served as a residence for students attending high school at day schools in Sept-Îles. By 1966 it was operating solely as a residence. The federal government took over the administration of the residence in 1969 and closed it two years later. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)
Denomination
Catholic Church

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Alternate Name(s)
Fort George
Maliotenam
Maliotenam Indian Residential School
Maliotenam Indian Student Residence
Notre-Dame Residence
Sept-Îles
Sept-Iles Student Residence
Seven Islands
Seven Islands Indian Residential School
Seven Islands Student Residence
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Location
"Point is on the site of the main residential school building that housed the dormitories, classrooms, and common spaces of the Sept-Iles Residential School. The building was demolished in the 1970s. The site is now used for the Innu-Nikamu Festival. It is located in the Innu community of Maliotenam" (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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