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St. Paul’s Indian Boarding School
Details:
Dates of Operation: 1922–present [2023]
Current Diocese: Sioux Falls
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Order of St. Benedict (Saint Meinrad Abbey, St. Meinrad, IN), 1922–1954*
Order of St. Benedict (Blue Cloud Abbey, Marvin, SD), 1954–1975*
Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, 1922–1972*
Oblate Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament (Marty, SD), 1935–1975* (see notes)
On a Reservation: Yankton Sioux Reservation
On the Department of the Interior List: Yes
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Yankton Sioux
Notes: In 1975, the Yankton Sioux tribe took over ownership of the school, which was renamed the Marty Indian School. The Oblate Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament continued to teach at the school until 1984.
Note about St. Paul Mission Archives: Photographs from St. Paul’s Mission are housed at Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI. For more information: https://www.marquette.edu/library/archives/Mss/SPM/SPM-sc.php
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