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House of the Good Shepherd
Details:
Dates of Operation: 1885–1891
Current Diocese: Denver
Previous Diocese Involved:
Vicariate Apostolic of Colorado, 1885–1887
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Sisters of the Good Shepherd (Province of Mid-North America), 1885–1891*
On a Reservation: No
On the Department of the Interior List: Yes
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Dakota
Notes: The Sisters of the Good Shepherd operated a convent and residential school for “wayward” girls in Denver. In 1885, they received a federal contract to educate Native American girls from North Dakota at the school. The program ended in 1891, and the last of the girls returned to North Dakota on August 26, 1891.
Denver Colorado