Arctic Survey Part II. Survey of Education in the Mackenzie District

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science
• Main Author: Moore, Andrew
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1945
• Subjects: Arctic; Yellowknife; Indian; Fort McPherson; Fort Simpson; Aklavik; Norman Wells; Fort Smith; Hay River; Fort Providence; Fort Good Hope; Fort Resolution; Arctic Red River
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s031548900003588x; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S031548900003588X

The duties assigned to the writer, as his part in the project of the Canadian Social Science Research Council for the study of the Canadian Arctic, were: ( a ) to visit Indian Residential and Day Schools as well as non-denominational schools for children who are not wards of the Dominion Government; ( b ) to survey all educational facilities and activities; ( c ) to make recommendations for improving educational services. In pursuing this assignment during the months of July and August, 1944, the localities were visited in the following order: ( a ) Fort Smith, ( b ) Norman Wells, ( c ) Arctic Red River, ( d ) Aklavik, ( e ) Fort McPherson, ( f ) Fort Good Hope, ( g ) Fort Simpson, ( h ) Fort Providence, ( i ) Hay River, ( j ) Fort Resolution, ( k ) Yellowknife, ( l ) Port Radium. Thanks to a very complete list of key people provided by the Department of Mines and Resources, it was possible to meet those who knew most about the matters under investigation and who, without exception, were most cooperative and anxious to provide all relevant information and all possible assistance.