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Boarding School for Boys
Details:
Dates of Operation: 1878–1908
Current Diocese: Spokane
Previous Dioceses Involved:
Nesqually, 1873–1907
Seattle, 1907–1908
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Jesuits (West Province), 1878–1908*
On a Reservation: Colville Reservation
On the Department of the Interior List: Yes
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Chehalis; Colville; Kalispel; Lakes; Okanogan; Sanpoil; Upper and Lower Spokane
Notes: Jesuit records and Catholic directories do not give a name for the school (in Catholic directories, it is listed as a boarding school for Indian boys). It may have been called St. Francis Regis, which was the name of the mission. The school is sometimes listed as being located in Ward, but Catholic directories indicate that the school was located on the Colville Reservation with Ward the mailing address.
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