TEKAKWITHA CONFERENCE Notable Participants
Officers (Before 1977 Reorganization)
Executive Secretary/ Chairman
Dates Served Name 1939-1940 Rev. Sylvester Eiseman, O.S.B. 1941-1942 Rev. Justin Snyder, O.S.B. 1946-1947 Rev. Hildebrand Elliot, O.S.B. 1947-1948 Rev. Francis (Frank) J. Hulsman 1948-1949 Rev. Victor Heinen, O.S.B. 1949-1950 Rev. Gregory Beezy, S.C.J. Rev. Francis (Frank) J. Hulsman 1951-1953? Rev. Daniel Madlon, O.S.B. 1953-1954 Rev. Francis (Frank) J. Hulsman 1954-1956 Rev. Peter Miller, S.C.J. 1956-1958 John F. Bryde [formerly Reverend and formerly S.J.] 1958-1959 Rev. Stanislaus Maudlin, O.S.B. 1962-1963 Rev. Alan Berndt, O.S.B. 1963-1964 Rev. Aloysius Bittman 1964-1965 Rev. George Pinger, S.C.J. 1965-1966 Rev. Joseph Karol, S.J. 1966-1967 Rev. Stanislaus Maudlin, O.S.B. 1967-1968 Rev. Emmett G. Hoffmann [formerly O.F.M. Cap.] 1968-1969 Mr. John Williams (Dakota?) 1969 Br. Edward M. Red Owl, O.S.B. (Dakota) 1969-1972 Rev. Stanislaus Maudlin, O.S.B. 1972-1977 Rev. Paul McHarness, O.S.B.
Officers (Since 1977 Reorganization)
Notable Attendees(Executive) Directors [and Acting Directors/ Acting Office Manager]
Dates Served Name 1977-1989 Rev. Gilbert F. Hemauer (1938-2016), O.F.M. Cap. 1989-1992 Mr. Frederick A. Buckles, Jr. (Assiniboine-Dakota) 1992 Rev. Michael Galvan (Ohlone) [Acting Director] 1992-1993 Mr. Wilson Boni (Apache) [Acting Office Manager] 1994-1996 Mr. Richard L. King (Assiniboine-Chippewa Cree) 1996-1998 Mr. Mike Valdo (Acoma) [Acting Director] 1998-2017 Sr. Kateri Mitchell (Mohawk)(1940-), S.S.A. Advisory Board/ Executive Committee
Dates Served Name 1977-1978 Deacon Francis Hairy Chin (Hunkpapa), Member 1977-1978 Sr. Genevieve Cuny (Oglala), O.S.F., Member 1977-1978 Rev. Gilbert F. Hemauer (1938-2016), O.F.M. Cap., Executive Director Presidents [or Chair, Board of Directors]
Dates Served Name 1980-1986 Rev. Gilbert F. Hemauer (1938-2016), O.F.M. Cap. 1986-1989 Rev. John S. Hascall (Ojibwa), O.F.M. Cap. 1989-1992 Rev. Michael Galvan (Ohlone) [Chair] 1992-1994 Ms. Vivian Juan (Tohono O'odham) 1995 Mr. Gerald Tuckwin (Ojibwa) 1996-2000 Mr. Mike Valdo (Acoma) 2000-2001 Ms. Gladys Bordeaux (Brulé) 2001-2002 Mr. George Montoya (Sandia) 2002-2006 Dr. Kennith York (Choctaw) 2006-2009 Ms. Rosa Holguin-Hernandez (Tigua) 2009-2011 Mr. Ronald Tso (Navajo) 2011- Mr. Pierre Solet (Houma)
Episcopal Moderators (Representative of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Dates Served Name 1983-1986 Bishop John F. Kinney, Diocese of Bismarck, North Dakota 1986-2008 Bishop Donald E. Pelotte (Abenaki) (1945-2010), S.S.S., Diocese of Gallup, Arizona-New Mexico 2008- Archbishop Charles J. Chaput (Potawatomi) (1944-), O.F.M. Cap., Archdiocese of Philadelphia; formerly of Archdiocese of Denver and Diocese of Rapid City
| Antone, Gus (Tohono O'odham) | 1980s-1990s |
| Archambault, Sr. Marie Therese, O.F.M. (Hunkpapa) (1939-2007) | 1990s-2006 |
| Arinze, Cardinal Frances (1932-) | 1989 |
| Bechard, Rev. Henri, S.J. (1909-1990) | 1980s-1990s |
| Black Bear, Deacon Ben, Jr. (Brulé) (1939-2007) | 1979-1980s |
| Boni, Wilson (Apache) | 1990s |
| Boyer, Deacon Ronald (Ojibwa) | 1990s- |
| Brown, Rev. John J., Jr., S.J. (Siksika [Blackfeet]) | 1960s-1980s |
| Buckles, Frederick A., Jr. (Assiniboine-Dakota) | 1980s-1993 |
| Bull Bear, Deacon Victor (Oglala) | 1980s |
| Bull Shoe, Beverly (Crow) | 1980s-1990s |
| Cardinal, Chief Harold (Cree) | 1983 |
| Chaput, Archbishop Charles J., O.F.M. Cap. (Potawatomi) | 1980s- |
| Chief Eagle, Dallas (Brulé) | 1978 |
| Clifford, Gerald (Oglala) | 1971 |
| Condon, Deacon Harold (Sans Arc) | 1980s |
| Connelly, Rev. Thomas, S.J. | 1970s-2000s |
| Costo, Rupert (Cahuilla) | 1978 |
| Cuny, Sr. Genevieve, O.S.F. (Oglala) (1930-) | 1979-2010s |
| Daniels, Julie Degonzack (Mohawk) | 1980s-2000s |
| Davis, Sr. Gloria Ann, S.B.S. (Choctaw-Navajo) | 1980s-1990s |
| Dimmerling, Bishop Harold J. | 1970s-1980s |
| Eagleman, Chet (Ojibwa) | 1990s |
| Enos, Joseph (Tohono O'odham) | 1980s- |
| Finkbonner, Jacob (2000-) (Lummi) | 2006, 2012 |
| Fisher, Allen (Cheyenne) | 1980s |
| Fox, Rev. Mathew | 1982-1983 |
| Galvan, Rev. Michael (Ohlone) | 1980s-1990s |
| Goodwin, Deacon Don (Ojibwa) | 1980s-1990s |
| Hairy Chin, Deacon Francis (Hunkpapa) | 1977-1980s |
| Hascall, Rev. John S., O.F.M. Cap. (Ojibwa) | 1970s- |
| Hassenplug, Sarah (Mohawk) | 1980s-1990s |
| Hatcher, Rev. John E., S.J. | 1970s- |
| Hemauer, Rev. Gilbert F., O.F.M. Cap. | 1979-1980s |
| Hitpas, Rev. Thomas, O.M.I. | 1980s |
| Hobday, Sr. Jose, S.S.S.F. (Seneca) | 1970s-1980s |
| Hoffmann, Rev. Emmett | 1970s-1980s |
| Hudson, Sr. Alvina "Mary Christine," O.S.B.S. (Yankton) | 1970s |
| Jordan, Rev. Collins P. (Oglala) | 1980s |
| John Paul II, Pope | 1984 |
| Juan, Vivian (Tohono O'odham) | 1980s |
| Karol, Rev. Joseph, S.J. | 1957-1958 |
| Kills Straight, Birgil (Oglala) | 1971 |
| King, Richard L. (Assiniboine-Chippewa-Cree) | 1990s |
| Kinlicheeny, Sr. Jeanette, S.B.S. (Navajo) | 1990s |
| Laghi, Cardinal Pio | 1980s |
| LaPointe, Frank (Brulé) | 1971 |
| Lazore, Bernice (Mohawk) | 2012 |
| Leduc, Sr. Florence | 1983 |
| Lenz, Monsignor Paul A. | 1979-2012 |
| Lundstrom, Richard | 1975 |
| Madlon, Rev. Daniel, O.S.B. | 1939-2010s |
| Manhart, Rev. Paul I., S.J. | 1981 |
| Martin, Deacon Sidney (Navajo) | 2000s- |
| Maudlin, Rev. Stanislaus, O.S.B. | 1939-2010s |
| Mazon, Rev. Diego (Zuni-Apache) | 1980s-2000s |
| Mitchell, Sr. Kateri, S.S.A. (Mohawk) (1940-) | 1983- |
| Murphy, Rev. Edward L., S.J. | 1965 |
| Naquin, Rev. Rock | 1990s |
| O'Brien, Bishop Thomas J. | 1987 |
| Ojibway, Rev. Paul, S.A. | 1990s |
| Peck, Dr. Cyrus E., Jr. | 1980s |
| Palm, Sr. Charles, O.S.B. | 1970s-1980s |
| Pelotte, Bishop Donald E., S.S.S. (Abenaki) (1945-2010) | 1980s-2010 |
| Pretty on Top, Burton (Crow) | 1980s-1990s |
| Redhouse, Rex (Navajo) | 1980s-1990s |
| Redhouse, Vince (Navajo) | 2000s- |
| Sands, Rev. M. Henry (Ojibwa-Ottawa-Potawatomi) (1956-) | 2005- |
| Savilla, Rev. Edmund (Isleta-Oneida-Quechan) | 1970s-1980s |
| Savilla, Joe (Isleta) | 1970s-1980s |
| Solet, Pierre (Choctaw-Houma) | 2000s- |
| Solomon, Sr. Eva, C.S.J. (Ojibwa) | 1980s-1990s |
| Speyer, Rev. Joseph, S.C.J. | 1939 |
| Starkloff, Rev. Carl F., S.J. | 1979-1980s |
| Steele, Theresa Ann (Algonquin) | 1980s- |
| Steinmetz, Rev. Paul B., S.J. | 1960s |
| Stolzman, Rev. William F. | 1970s |
| Sun Rhodes, Ernest (Arapaho) | 1978-1980s |
| Swanson, Bea | 1979-1980s |
| Tso, Ronald (Navajo) | 2000s- |
| Twohy, Rev. Patrick, S.J. | 1980s |
| Valdo, Michael (Acoma) | 1990s- |
| White, Rev. Robert, S.J. | 1957, 1966 |
| White Crow, Jake | 1980s |
| Zuern, Rev. Ted, S.J. | 1970s-2000s |
