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St. Joseph’s Indian School
Details:
Dates of Operation: 1927–present [2023]
Current Diocese: Sioux Falls
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Priests of the Sacred Heart (Hales Corners, WI), 1927–present [2023]*
Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, 1928–1933*
Benedictine Sisters of Sacred Heart Monastery (Yankton, SD), 1934–1975
Dominican Sisters of Oxford, MI (now the Dominican Sisters of Peace), 1972–1973*
Oblate Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament (Marty, SD), 1973–1975*
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas*, 1975–1977
On a Reservation: No
On the Department of the Interior List: Yes
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Brulé Lakota; Cheyenne River Sioux; Crow Creek Reservation; Pine Ridge Reservation; Sans Arc Lakota; Santee Dakota; Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota; Standing Rock Reservation
Notes: In 1927, the Priests of the Sacred Heart purchased the buildings of the former Columbia College and opened St. Joseph’s Indian School. In 1982, the girls’ dormitories were converted into family living units and the following year units for boys were constructed. In 1995, St. Joseph’s Indian School became accredited as a Native American Group Living Services.
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