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St. Labre Mission School
Details:
Dates of Operation: 1884–present [2023]
Current Diocese: Great Falls-Billings
Previous Diocese Involved:
Helena, 1884–1904
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Ursuline Sisters of the Roman Union (Western Province), 1884–1933*
Jesuits (West Province), 1884–1898*
Society of Saint Edmund, 1914–1924*
Capuchin Franciscans (Province of St. Joseph), 1926–present [2023]*;
School Sisters of St. Francis, 1933–1995*
On a Reservation: Northern Cheyenne Reservation
On the Department of the Interior List: Yes
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Cheyenne; Crow
Notes: St. Labre Mission School was established by the bishop of the Diocese of Helena. In 1978, the school became a Bureau of Indian Affairs School with an all-Native board. In 1985, a lay board was created and continues to govern the school as the St. Labre Indian School Educational Association. Today [2023], the Association 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.