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De Smet Boys’ Industrial School

De Smet, Idaho
Details:

Dates of Operation: 1878–1931
Current Diocese: Boise
Previous Diocese Involved:
Vicariate Apostolic of Idaho, 1878–1893
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Jesuits (West Province), 1878–1931*
On a Reservation: Coeur d’Alene Reservation
On the Department of the Interior List: Yes
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Blackfoot; Chewelah; Coeur d’Alene; Colville; Cree; Flathead; Kalispel; Kamloop; Nez Perce; Ojibwe; Okanagan; Spokane; Umatilla; Yakama

Notes: The Jesuits operated a boy’s school until 1931 when it merged with Mary Immaculate School in De Smet (see below).