IRSHDC : School : Yukon Hall (YK) [18795]

Exterior View of Yukon Hall, Whitehorse, Yukon (1974). Source: The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.

Yukon Hall (YK)

Dates of Operation

September 15, 1960 - June 30, 1985

Description

Operated by the federal government, Yukon Hall accommodated students attending Whitehorse public schools. Although non-denominational, the residence was intended to house students from Protestant families, and chaplains were provided for the facility. By 1963 the hostel was providing accommodation for non-Aboriginal students when space was available. In 1970, Yukon Hall was combined administratively with the neighbouring Roman Catholic residence, Coudert Hall, creating the “Whitehorse Student Residence.” In 1971 students were housed at Yukon Hall and Coudert Hall was repurposed as a staff residence. In 1985 the residence was closed as a federal facility. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)

Denomination

None

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Alternate Name(s)

Protestant Hostel
Whitehorse
Whitehorse Student Residence
Yukon Hall Student Residence
Yukon Hall Student Residence
Yukon Hostel
Yukon Protestant Hostel
Yukon Student Residence

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Map Information

Location

"Point is on the location of the Yukon Hall building which has been torn down. Yukon Hall was located at 11 Nisutlin Drive, Whitehorse, Yukon" (Orlandini, 2019).

Location Credit

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and 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]