IRSHDC : School : St. Paul's Hostel (YK) [18796]

P7561 - Yukon - St. Paul's Hostel, Dawson, Yukon (1920s). Source: The General Synod Archives, Anglican Church of Canada.

St. Paul's Hostel (YK)

Dates of Operation

September 1, 1920 - June 30, 1943

Description

St Paul's Hostel opened as a residence for children attending the local Dawson City public school. The hostel filled quickly and an addition was soon constructed. The operation eventually moved to the former Good Samaritan hospital. Hostel students were expected to do chores outside of school hours but did get a full day of school. The hostel always cared for a significant number of non-Aboriginal and mixed descent children, and by the early 1940s Canada was refusing to provide support for non-treaty students. In 1943 the Yukon government took over the funding of the facility. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)

Denomination

Anglican Church of Canada

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Alternate Name(s)

Anglican Hostel at Dawson
St. Paul
St. Paul's
St. Paul's Hospital
St. Paul's Hostel Dawson

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Map Information

Location

"Point is on the site of the building that was the St. Paul Hostel from 1923 to 1950. The building was originally used as the Good Samaritan Hospital and it was located between Third and Fourth avenue on the south side of Church Street. The location of the original hostel building (1920-1923) is unknown" (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]