The Sammurtok family circa 1953. The Chesterfield Inlet School is namedcirca for Victor - Diocese of Churchill-hudson Bay The Sammurtok family 1953.Sammurtok The Chesterfield Inlet School is named for Victor Sammurtok - Diocese of Churchill-hudson Bay
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Hall in the 1960s and Chesterfield Inlet graduate Tom Sammurtok, Hall in the 1960s and Chesterfield Inlet who later the territorial graduate Tomjoined Sammurtok, who government. later joined the territorial government. The community complex was once the site of Turquetil residence The community complexHall was, the once the site that housed Inuit, the children who came to Chesterfield of Turquetil Hall residence that housed Inlet to go to school in the Inuit children who came to Chesterfield 1950s and 60s. many it wasand the60s. largest structure Inlet to go to For school in years the 1950s in the Arctic. 1969,structure after 15 years in For many years it was the In largest Turquetil Hall inclosed its doors. in the Arctic. operation, In 1969, after 15 years By the Hall 1960s, the government operation, Turquetil closed its doors. had built schools in other communities By the 1960s, the government had built and children no longer had to leave home for their schools in other communities and children education. For more than a decade after it no longer had to leave home for their ceased as a residence, education. For more serving than a decade after it it was used as an adult education centre, ceased serving as a residence, it was usedpost-office, local radiocentre, station,post-office, Pitsiulak Co-operative as an adult education Store, Pitsiulak arts and Co-operative crafts, temporary hostel and local radio station, office space. The building Store, arts and crafts, temporary hostelwas andmaintained thebuilding department of public works. It was office space.by The was maintained finally torn downworks. in the Itearly by the department of public was1980s. finally torn down in the early 1980s.
