GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Montana: MT-33
St. Ignatius Mission
Church Street
P.O. Box 667
St. Ignatius, MT 59865
Phone: 406-745-2768
History: St. Ignatius Mission, Flathead Reservation, Montana, has been a predominantly Native American parish in the Diocese of Helena (Archives: Helena, Montana).
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1844-1854 |
Rev. Pierre J. De Smet, S.J. established and Jesuits (Turin, California, Oregon Provinces) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) administered St. Ignatius Mission (Kalispel), Pend Oreille River, Washington |
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1854-present |
Jesuits relocated and administered St. Ignatius Mission (Kootenai, Salish), Flathead/ Pend O’reille Reservation, St. Ignatius/ Snielemen, Montana |
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1864-1919 |
Sisters of Charity of Providence (Montreal Motherhouse, Mother Joseph Province) (Archives: Montreal, Quebec, and Seattle, Washington) established and staffed St. Ignatius Boarding School (Kootenai, Salish) at the mission |
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1890-1972 (closed) |
Ursulines (Western Province) (Archives: Santa Rosa, California) staffed the school |
Jesuits at St. Ignatius, Washington Territory, attended to the following Indian missions:
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1848-1849 |
St. Francis Borgia station (Kalispel), Flathead Lake, Montana |
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1848-ca. 1854 |
St. Paul Mission (e.g. Okanagan, Spokan), Colville Valley, Washington |
Jesuits at St. Ignatius, Montana, have attended to the following Native American missions:
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1864-ca. 1880 |
Dolores Mission (Kalispel? Kootenai?), Montana |
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1864-ca. 1880 |
St. Louis Mission (Kalispel? Kootenai?), [Montana?] |
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1865-1866 |
Cootenay /Courtenay’s Mission (Kootenai), Montana |
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1865-1866 (became a parish) |
St. Mary’s Mission (Salish), Stevensville/ Bitter Root Valley
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1896-present |
St. John Berchman Mission (Salish), Jocko/ Arlee/ Jocko Valley, Flathead Reservation |
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1941-present |
Sacred Heart Mission (Salish), Arlee, Flathead Reservation |
St. John Berchman Mission:
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1892-1897 (closed) |
Ursulines (Western Province) (Archives: Great Falls, Montana) established and administered St. John Berchman School (Salish), Jocko/ Arlee/ Jocko Valley, Flathead Reservation |
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1896-present |
Jesuits at St. Ignatius, St. Ignatius, established and attended to St. John Berchman Mission (Salish), Jocko/ Arlee/ Jocko Valley, Flathead Reservation |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1864-ongoing
Volume: Several volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of St. Ignatius Mission and its attended Native American missions.
Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the Marquette University Archives.
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