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[Fort Resolution] (ca.1946). Source: Northwest Territories Archives.

St. Joseph's (NWT)

Dates of Operation
July 24, 1903 - December 31, 1957
Description
Operated as a mission school and opened in 1903, St. Joseph’s main school building was not constructed until about 1910. Throughout its history the school experienced periodic fires, outbreaks of illness, an acetylene plant explosion, and food shortages. A hospital school associated with the mission operated near the residential school until 1939. In the 1940s and 1950s inspection reports noted the dilapidated state of the school buildings. Following the closing of the school in December 1957, staff and students were transferred to Breynat Hall in Fort Smith, NWT. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)
Denomination
Catholic Church

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Alternate Name(s)
Fort Resolution
Fort Resolution Boarding School
Fort Resolution Indian Boarding School
Fort Resolution Roman Catholic Residential School and Day School
St Joseph's School
St. Joseph's Boarding School
St. Joseph's R.C. School
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Day School
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Location
"Point is on the site of the residential school building in Fort Resolution that was used as the school from 1911 to 1957. The building no longer exists on the site. The first building that was used as the boarding school from 1903 to 1911 was located 50 metres southwest. The Roman Catholic cemetery is located at 61.173727, -113.681895" (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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