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● The Tribal Nations impacted are listed as they appear in historical documents and may not reflect the names used by the Nations today.
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● This list was last updated on May 5, 2023
Copper Valley School
Details:
Dates of Operation: 1956–1971
Current Diocese: Anchorage-Juneau
Previous Dioceses Involved:
Vicariate Apostolic of Alaska, 1956–1962
Fairbanks, 1962–1966
Anchorage, 1966–1971
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Jesuits (West Province), 1956–1971*
Sisters of St. Ann (St. Joseph Community), 1956–1971*
On a Reservation: No
On the Department of the Interior List: Yes
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Ahtna
Notes: The school was originally intended as a college preparatory high school, but many grade-school-age children transferred from Holy Cross in Koserefsky (see entry below). The school opened as an elementary school which was phased out as the children moved into high school.
Glennallen Alaska
Holy Cross Mission School
Details:
Dates of Operation: 1888–1969
Current Diocese: Fairbanks
Previous Dioceses Involved:
Vancouver Island (British Columbia), 1888–1894
Prefecture Apostolic of Alaska, 1894–1916
Vicariate Apostolic of Alaska, 1916–1951
Vicariate of Northern Alaska, 1951–1962
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Sisters of St. Ann (St. Joseph Community), 1888–1956 and 1965–1969*
Jesuits (West Province), 1888–1956*
Brothers of Christian Instruction, 1904–1910
On a Reservation: No
On the Department of the Interior List: Yes
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Ingalik; Ten’a; Yupik Eskimo
Notes: The school was originally two separate schools: an industrial school for boys, a boarding school, and an orphanage for girls. The schools merged between 1947–1948. The boarding school closed in 1956, and the students were transferred to Glennallen (see entry above). The day school continued to operate with a lay teacher until 1965, when the Sisters of St. Ann returned.
Holy Cross (formerly Koserefsky) Alaska
Holy Rosary Mission School
Details:
Dates of Operation: 1952–1966
Current Diocese: Anchorage-Juneau
Previous Dioceses Involved:
Vicariate Apostolic of Alaska, 1952–1962
Fairbanks, 1962–1966
Anchorage, 1966
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Jesuits (West Province), 1952–1966*
On a Reservation: No
On the Department of the Interior List: No
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Eskimo; Innuit
Notes: In 1948, the Jesuit who founded the Holy Rosary mission began teaching local children with the goal of opening a school. In 1952 the school opened and was staffed by Jesuits working at the mission as well as lay teachers.
Dillingham Alaska
Our Lady of Lourdes
Details:
Dates of Operation: 1919–1941
Current Diocese: Fairbanks
Previous Diocese Involved:
Vicariate Apostolic of Alaska, 1919–1941
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Jesuits (West Province), 1919–1941*
Ursuline Sisters of the Roman Union (Western Province), 1919–1941*
On a Reservation: No
On the Department of the Interior List: No
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Eskimo; Innuit
Notes: The Jesuits opened a mission at Pilgrim Springs in 1918, shortly before the Influenza pandemic hit the Seward Peninsula, leaving many Alaska Native children orphaned. In August 1919, a dozen orphans were moved from Nome to Pilgrim Springs, and the Ursuline Sisters arrived the following day. The facility served as a combination orphanage and boarding school.
Pilgrim Springs Alaska
Pius X Mission
Details:
Dates of Operation: 1932–1959
Current Diocese: Anchorage-Juneau
Previous Dioceses Involved:
Vicariate Apostolic of Alaska, 1932–1951
Juneau, 1951–1959
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Sisters of St. Ann (St. Joseph Community) 1932–1959*
On a Reservation: No
On the Department of the Interior List: No
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Denaina; Eskimo; Tlingit
Notes: The school was opened by Rev. G. Edgar Gallant, a priest for the Vicariate Apostolic of Alaska and pastor of St. Mark’s Church, Skagway. He continued to serve at the mission in Skagway until the summer of 1959. The school closed in December of the same year.
Skagway Alaska
St. Mary’s Mission School
Details:
Dates of Operation: 1894–1898; 1905–1987
Current Diocese: Fairbanks
Previous Dioceses Involved:
Prefecture Apostolic of Alaska, 1894–1916
Vicariate Apostolic of Alaska, 1916–1951
Vicariate of Northern Alaska, 1951–1962
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Sisters of St. Ann (St. Joseph Community), 1894–1898 and 1974–1982*
Ursuline Sisters of the Roman Union (Western Province), 1905–1987*
Jesuits (West Province), 1894–1898 and 1905–1987*
On a Reservation: No
On the Department of the Interior List: Yes
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Eskimo; Ingalik; Yupik
Notes: In 1894, the Jesuits and Sisters of St. Ann opened a mission and boarding school called St. Joseph, both of which closed in 1898. In 1902, the Jesuits reopened the mission, which was renamed St. Mary. A day school opened in1905, with a boarding section for girls opened the following year. Boys were admitted to the boarding school in 1914. The school was originally located in the village of Akulurak but moved to St. Mary’s on the Andreafsky River in 1951. By 1974, the elementary school was closed, and only a four-year high school remained.
St. Mary’s (formerly located in Akulurak) Alaska