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Fort George Hostels (QC)

Dates of Operation
September 1, 1975 - June 30, 1978
Description
With the closing of St. Philip’s Residential School in Fort George in June of 1975, some of its former students were accommodated in the newly constructed Fort George Hostels. The hostels opened officially in January of 1976, and were jointly operated by Canada, the Fort George Band Council, and the Hostel Guardians. In 1978 the James Bay Agreement created the Cree School Board, responsible for the education of all Cree children in the James Bay region. Between 1979 and 1980 the Fort George community, including its schools, was relocated to Chisasibi as part of the James Bay hydro project. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)
Denomination
None

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Alternate Name(s)
Foyers Fort George
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Map Information

Location
"Point is on the approximate site of the Fort-George Hostels, that were located on the Anglican Church property. The buildings were 200 metres south of the school, which correlates with the buildings in survey plan 59966 CLSR QC" (Orlandini, 2019).
Location Credit
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]

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