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Tekakwitha Indian Mission Orphanage
Details:
Dates of Operation: 1938–1986
Current Diocese: Sioux Falls
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (United States Province), 1938–1986*
Sisters of the Divine Savior, 1938–1973*
On a Reservation: Lake Traverse Reservation
On the Department of the Interior List: No
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate
Notes: The school was known by several names, including Tekakwitha Indian Orphanage, Tekakwitha Sioux Indian Orphanage, Tekakwitha Catholic Indian Orphanage, Tekakwitha Catholic Sioux Indian Orphanage, Tekakwitha Children’s Home, and Tekakwitha Home. The Central United States province of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate staffed the orphanage.
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