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St. Charles Mission School
Details:
Dates of Operation: 1892–1897 (see notes)
Current Diocese: Great Falls-Billings
Previous Diocese Involved:
Helena, 1892–1897
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Ursuline Sisters of the Roman Union (Western Province), 1892–1897*
Jesuits (West Province), 1892–1897*
On a Reservation: Crow Reservation
On the Department of the Interior List: No
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Crow
Notes: In 1897, the school closed, and in 1901 the Jesuits sold the buildings to the United States Government. The Jesuits reopened the mission in 1925. The school reopened as a day school, although the exact date of the reopening is difficult to determine. The Jesuits (West Province) staffed the day school from 1925 to 1965 and the Sisters of St. Francis (Oldenburg, IN) from 1936 to 2000. The Capuchin Franciscans (Province of St. Joseph) began working at the school in 1967 and continue to work there today [2023]. St. Charles Mission School is part of the St. Labre Indian School Educational Association, which includes the following schools: St. Labre elementary, middle, and high schools in Ashland, Montana; Pretty Eagle Catholic School in St. Xavier, Montana; and St. Charles Mission school in Pryor, Montana.
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