GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Montana: MT-7

Church of the Little Flower
204 First Street Northwest
P.O. Box 529
Browning, MT 59417

Phone: 406-338-5775
Email: lfp@3rivers.net, lfpblackfeet@gmail.com

 

History: Church of the Little Flower, Browning, Blackfeet Reservation, Montana, has been a predominantly Native American (Siksika) parish in the Diocese of Helena (Archives: Helena, Montana).

1884-1931 (closed)	Holy Family Mission (Siksika), Browning, Blackfeet Reservation, Montana
1904-2000s	Jesuits (Turin, California, Oregon Provinces) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) established and administered Church of the Little Flower (Siksika), Blackfeet Reservation
1984-1988	Helena diocesan priests at Christ King, Missoula, assisted with the administration of Little Flower
2001-present	Christian Brothers (Midwest Province) (Archives: Riverdale, New York) at the church established and have administered De La Salle Blackfeet Middle School
2000s-present	Helena diocesan priests have administered the parish

Jesuits and Helena diocesan priests at Little Flower attended to the following Native American (Siksika) missions and station on/ near the Blackfeet Reservation, Montana:

1904-1970s (closed)	Blackfeet Government Indian School, Browning
Unknown-unknown (closed)	Sacred Heart Mission, Browning
1954-unknown (closed)	St. Mary, Queen of the World Mission, Babb; Native American, in part

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: 1926-ongoing

Volume: Few volumes  

Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of Church of the Little Flower, St. Mary Mission, Sacred Heart Mission, and Native American students at the Blackfeet Government Indian School.

 

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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