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No title (1961). Source: Deschâtelets-NDC Archives.

Coudert Hall (YK)

Dates of Operation
September 15, 1960 - June 30, 1971
Description
In 1960, the Whitehorse Roman Catholic Indian Hostel opened in Whitehorse, Yukon for students attending the Christ the King Catholic School. In 1966, the hostel was renamed Coudert Hall. The residence had a capacity of 100, but the number of students in residence fluctuated between 35 and 70. In 1970, Coudert Hall was merged with the Protestant Yukon Hall. The following year, Coudert Hall was closed with all the students being relocated to Yukon Hall. In 1971, a child-care worker at Coudert Hall was fired following complaints that he had sexually assaulted students. It was not until 1990 that he was prosecuted and convicted for those assaults. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)
Denomination
Catholic Church

More Information

Alternate Name(s)
Coudert Hall Student Residence
Coudert Residence
Coudert Student Residence
Our Lady of Whitehorse
Our Lady of Whitehorse Hostel
Whitehorse Hostel
Whitehorse Indian Hostel
Whitehorse R.C. Indian Hostel
Whitehorse Roman Catholic Hostel
Whitehorse Student Residence
Whitehorse Student Residence
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Map Information

Location
"Point is on the site of the Coudert Hall school building. The building no longer exists on the site. It was located on the south side of the Christ the King Elementary School in Whitehorse, YT" (Orlandini, 2019).
Location Credit
Rosa Orlandini and 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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