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● The Tribal Nations impacted are listed as they appear in historical documents and may not reflect the names used by the Nations today.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
Our Lady of Lourdes
Details:
Dates of Operation: 1919–1941
Current Diocese: Fairbanks
Previous Diocese Involved:
Vicariate Apostolic of Alaska, 1919–1941
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Jesuits (West Province), 1919–1941*
Ursuline Sisters of the Roman Union (Western Province), 1919–1941*
On a Reservation: No
On the Department of the Interior List: No
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Eskimo; Innuit
Notes: The Jesuits opened a mission at Pilgrim Springs in 1918, shortly before the Influenza pandemic hit the Seward Peninsula, leaving many Alaska Native children orphaned. In August 1919, a dozen orphans were moved from Nome to Pilgrim Springs, and the Ursuline Sisters arrived the following day. The facility served as a combination orphanage and boarding school.
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