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● The Tribal Nations impacted are listed as they appear in historical documents and may not reflect the names used by the Nations today.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
St. John’s School
Details:
Dates of Operation: 1898–1995
Current Diocese: Phoenix
Previous Diocese Involved:
Tucson, 1898–1969
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, c1899–c1900
Order of Friars Minor (Province of the Sacred Heart), 1898–1915
Order of Friars Minor (Province of Saint Barbara), 1915–1981
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (Los Angeles Province), 1901–1938*
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, 1939–1995*
On a Reservation: Gila River Reservation
On the Department of the Interior List: No
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Apache; Maricopa; Pima; Tohono O’odham
Notes: A day school opened in 1898, staffed by lay teachers, until Sr. Mary Berchmanns, a Mercy Sister from Phoenix, came to teach the girls for about a year. In 1901, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet arrived and opened a boarding section at the school.
Note about location: The school was located in Komatke, a village in the Gila River Reservation. It is located directly south of Laveen and is part of the postal jurisdiction for Laveen (meaning it has a Laveen mailing address). The two names are used interchangeably when referring to the school.
St. Michael Indian School
Details:
Dates of Operation: 1902–present [2023]
Current Diocese: Gallup, NM
Previous Diocese Involved:
Tucson, 1902–1939
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Order of Friars Minor (Province of St. John the Baptist), 1902–1985*
Order of Friars Minor (Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe), 1985–present [2023]
Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, 1902–present [2023]*
On a Reservation: Navajo Reservation
On the Department of the Interior List: No
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Acoma; Apache; Hopi; Jemez; Laguna; Navajo; Taos, as well as mission tribes of California and tribes from Southern Arizona
Notes: In 1898, the Franciscan Friars opened a mission at the request of Mother Katharine Drexel (founder of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament), who purchased the land. The school opened in 1902. In 1950, a co-ed high school was built, which became all-girls in 1966. In 1981, the boarding school closed, and the high school once again served both boys and girls. In 1993, the mission was incorporated as a nonprofit organization and remains a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament.
St. Michaels Arizona