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Potawatomi Manual Labor School
Details:
Dates of Operation: 1848–1869
Current Diocese: Kansas City in Kansas
Previous Dioceses Involved:
St. Louis, 1848–1850
Vicariate Apostolic of Indian Territory East of the Rocky Mountains, 1850–1857
Vicariate Apostolic of Kansas, 1857–1869
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Jesuits (Central & Southern Province), 1848–1869*
On a Reservation: No
On the Department of the Interior List: Yes
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Miami; Osage; Peoria; Potawatomi
Notes: In 1848, the Potawatomi living in Sugar Creek moved to St. Mary’s, accompanied by Jesuit Fathers, who opened the Potawatomi Manual Labor School.
Note about the Mission Archives: A selection of records from St. Mary’s Mission are housed at Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI: https://www.marquette.edu/library/archives/Mss/SMM/SMM-sc.php
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