Immaculate Conception Indian School
Stephan, South Dakota
Details:
Dates of Operation: 1886–present [2023]
Current Diocese: Sioux Falls
Previous Diocese Involved:
Vicariate Apostolic of Dakota, 1886–1889
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Order of St. Benedict (Saint Meinrad Abbey, St. Meinrad, IN), 1886–1954*
Order of St. Benedict (Blue Cloud Abbey, Marvin, SD), 1954–1971*
Benedictine Sisters of Sacred Heart Monastery (Yankton, SD), 1887–1963
Benedictine Sisters of Watertown, SD, 1963–1971
On a Reservation: Crow Creek Reservation
On the Department of the Interior List: Yes
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Santee; Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota
Notes: In 1971, the Crow Creek Reservation took over ownership of the school and it was renamed the Crow Creek Tribal School.