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St. Scholastica Indian Boarding School

Fort Yates, North Dakota
Details:

Dates of Operation: 1878–1923
Current Diocese: Bismarck
Previous Dioceses Involved:
Vicariate Apostolic of Nebraska, 1878–1879
Vicariate Apostolic of Dakota, 1879–1889
Jamestown, 1889–1897
Fargo, 1897–1909
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Order of St. Benedict (Saint Meinrad Abbey, St. Meinrad, IN), 1878–1884
Order of St. Benedict (Conception Abbey, Conception, MO), 1884–1923*
Sisters of St. Benedict (Ferdinand, IN), 1878–1881*
Benedictine Sisters of Sacred Heart Monastery (Yankton, SD), 1881–1923*
On a Reservation: Standing Rock Reservation
On the Department of the Interior List: No
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Sioux