GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 2: Midwest United States
South Dakota: SD-31
Catholic Church. Diocese of Sioux Falls. Chancery
423 North Duluth Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Phone: 605-334-9861
Hours: By appointment only, Monday-Friday, 9:00-12:00, 1:00-5:00
Access: No restrictions
Copying facilities: Yes
History: The Vicariate Apostolic of Dakota was erected for Dakota Territory from territory in the Diocese of St. Paul, 1879, from which the Diocese of Sioux Falls was erected, 1889. The Sioux Falls Diocese and its predecessors have served the following missions, parishes, and schools among Native Americans in North and South Dakota:
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1876-present (Sioux Falls, 1879-1889) |
St. Peter Church (Hunkpapa Lakota), Fort Yates, Standing Rock Reservation, North Dakota |
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1880-1881 (closed) |
St. Ann Chapel and School (Yankton Dakota), Wheeler, Yankton Reservation, South Dakota |
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1880-1971 (closed) (Sioux Falls, 1880-1902) |
Assumption / St. Benedict's Church, (Hunkpapa Lakota), Kenel, Standing Rock Reservation, South Dakota |
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1882-present (Sioux Falls, 1882-1889) |
St. John Church (Cree, Métis, Ojibwa), St. John, near Turtle Mountain Reservation, North Dakota |
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1883-1894 (no longer Native) (Sioux Falls, 1883-1889) |
St. Paul Mission (Ojibwa), Tarsus, North Dakota |
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1885-present (Sioux Falls,1885-1889) |
Our Lady of Seven Dolors Church (Santee, Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota), Fort Totten, Fort Totten Reservation, North Dakota |
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1886-present (Sioux Falls, 1886-1902) |
St. Francis Mission (Brulé Lakota), St. Francis, Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota |
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1887-present (Sioux falls, 1887-1902) |
St. Bede Mission (Hunkpapa Lakota), Wakpala, Standing Rock Reservation, South Dakota |
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1887-present (Sioux Falls, 1887-1889) |
St. Ann Church (Métis, Ojibwa), Belcourt, Turtle Mountain Reservation, North Dakota |
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1887-present (Sioux Falls, 1887-1889) |
St. Anthony Mission (Métis, Ojibwa), Alcide/ Laureat, near Turtle Mountain Reservation, North Dakota |
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1887-present |
Immaculate Conception Church (Santee, Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota), Stephan, Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota |
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1888-present (Sioux Falls, 1888-1902) |
Red Cloud Indian School/ Holy Rosary Mission (Oglala Lakota), Pine Ridge, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota |
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1890-present (Sioux Falls, 1890-1902) |
St. Aloysius Mission (Hunkpapa Lakota), Bullhead, Standing Rock Reservation, South Dakota |
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1892-1959 (closed) (Sioux Falls, 1892-1902) |
Corpus Christi Church (Sans Arc Lakota), Cheyenne Agency, Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota |
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1894-present (Sioux Falls, 1894-1902) |
St. Joseph Church (Sans Arc Lakota), Cherry Creek, Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota |
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1894-present |
St. Matthew/ St. Andrew Mission (Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota), Veblen, Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota |
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1895-present (Sioux Falls, 1895-1902) |
St. Mary Mission (Brulé Lakota), Lower Brule, Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota |
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1896-1903 (closed) (Sioux Falls, 1896-1902) |
St. Catherine Mission (Sans Arc Lakota), Bad River, Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota |
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1896-1950 (closed) (Sioux Falls, 1896-1902) |
St. Edward Mission (Hunkpapa Lakota), Mad Bears Camp, Standing Rock Reservation, South Dakota |
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1897-present |
St. Joseph Church (Santee, Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota), Fort Thompson/ Crow Creek, Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota |
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1899-present (Sioux Falls, 1899-1902) |
St. Peter Mission (Brulé Lakota), Okreek/ Oak Creek, Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota |
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1899-1980s? (closed) (Sioux Falls, 1899-1902) |
St. Ignatius Mission (Brulé Lakota), White River, South Dakota |
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1901-1959 (closed) (Sioux Falls, 1901-1902) |
St. Joseph Mission (Oglala Lakota), Hisle/ Bear Creek, South Dakota |
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1901-ca. 1973 (closed) (Sioux Falls, 1901-1902) |
St. Peter Mission (Oglala Lakota), Wounded Knee Creek, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota |
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1901-present (Sioux Falls, 1901-1902) |
Sacred Heart Church (Oglala Lakota), Pine Ridge, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota |
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1913-1981 (closed) |
Divine Infant Mission (Santee, Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota), Fort George, Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota |
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1915-unknown (closed) |
St. John Mission (Yankton Dakota), Greenwood, Yankton Reservation, South Dakota |
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1917-1978 (closed) |
St. Francis Solano Mission (Yankton Dakota), Lake Andes/ White Swan, South Dakota |
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1917-present |
St. Catherine/ Sacred Heart Mission (Yankton Dakota), Big Bend, South Dakota [near Fort Thompson] |
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1923-1965 (closed) |
St. Benedict Mission (Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota), Peavey Ranch, Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota |
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1927-present |
St. Joseph Indian School (Santee, Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota, Lakota), Chamberlain, South Dakota |
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1935-1938 (closed) |
Our Lady of the Snows Mission (Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota), place unknown, South Dakota |
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1936-ca. 1957 (closed) |
Good Shepherd Mission (Santee, Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota), Grace Mission, place unknown, South Dakota |
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1938-1958 (closed) |
St. Gregory Mission (Yankton Dakota), Greenwood/ Missouri Bottom, Yankton Reservation, South Dakota |
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1938-1969 (closed) |
Tekakwitha Indian Children's Home (Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota), Sisseton, Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota |
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1940-1965 (closed) |
St. Catherine of Sienna Mission (Yankton Dakota), Rising Hail Colony, South Dakota |
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1956-1982 (closed) |
St. John Mission (Santee, Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota), Pierre, South Dakota |
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1956-present |
St. Joseph Mission (Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota), Pickerel Lake, Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota |
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1958-present |
St. Peter/ Catherine Mission (Santee, Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota), Sisseton, Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota |
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1962-present |
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church, Sisseton, Lake Traverse Reservation |
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1980-2000s (closed) |
Kateri Indian Center (Santee, Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota), Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1839-ongoing
Volume: At least 1.8 cubic feet and 6 rolls of microfilm
Description: 4 series include Native Catholic records: Regarding the papers of Bishop Martin Marty, O.S.B. (1834-1896), Robert F. Karolevitz wrote in "The Black Robe Lean Chief," ca. 1980, that Bishop Thomas O’Gorman destroyed the corpus of Bishop Marty’s papers in 1896.
/1 Mission Files
Inclusive dates: 1897, 1926-ongoing
Volume: At least 1.3 cubic feet
Description: This series consists of correspondence and is arranged alphabetically by location of the mission or the name of the institution or the order.
A. "Blue Cloud Abbey," 1969-1978, .15 cubic foot: major correspondents include Bishop Lambert Hoch, Abbot Gilbert Hess, O.S.B. [Benedictines], and Abbot Alan Berndt, O.S.B. Closed 2012
B. "Chamberlain, St. Joseph's Indian School," 1927-1967, .1 cubic foot: major correspondents include Reverend Henry Hogebach, S.C.J. [Congregation of the Priest of the Sacred Heart], Reverend Joseph Speyer, S.C.J., Rev. Richard Kiefer, S.C.J., Rev. Gregory Bezy, S.C.J., Rev. George Pinger, S.C.J., Rev. Jude Blaszcyk, S.C.J., Bishop Bernard J. Mahoney, Bishop William O. Brady, and Bishop Lambert Hoch
C. "Flandreau, Ss. Simon and Jude Church," 1946-1964, 1 folder: correspondence contains references to the Flandreau Government Indian School; major correspondents include Rev. George E. Kelly, Rev. Felix McCabe, Bishop William Brady, and Bishop Lambert Hoch
D. "Marty, St. Paul's Mission and School," 1926, 1930, 1934-1943, 1946-1978, .4 cubic foot: major correspondents include Rev. Sylvester Eisenman, O.S.B., Rev. Gaulbert Brunsman, O.S.B., Rev. George Lyon, O.S.B., Rev. Michael O'Reilly, O.S.B., Bishop Bernard Mahoney, Bishop William Brady, Bishop Lambert Hoch, and the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions
E. "Marty Oblate Sisters," (Oblate Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, Marty, South Dakota), 1930s-1967, 1974-1978, .3 cubic foot: major correspondents include the sister superiors at the motherhouse, Bishop Bernard Mahoney, Bishop William Brady, Bishop Lambert Hoch, and Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, Bensalem, Pennsylvania
F. "Sisseton, St. Peter's Church and Tekakwitha Mission and Orphanage," 1934-1967, .2 cubic foot: major correspondents include Rev. John Pohlen, O.S.B., Bishop Bernard Mahoney, Bishop William Brady, and Bishop Lambert Hoch
G. "Stephan, Immaculate Conception Mission and School, and Fort Thompson, St. Joseph's Church," 1897, 1933-1968, .1 cubic foot: major correspondents include Rev. Justin Snyder, O.S.B., Rev. Augustine Edele, O.S.B., Bishop Bernard Mahoney, Bishop William Brady, and Bishop Lambert Hoch
/2 Financial and Statistical Reports
Inclusive dates: 1914-ongoing
Volume: At least .4 cubic foot
Description: This series is arranged alphabetically by location of the mission. Reports appear annually for each Indian mission.
/3 Sacramental Records
Inclusive dates: 1839-1957
Volume: 6 reels of microfilm
Description: The sacramental records were microfilmed, 1957, and are arranged alphabetically by location of the parish.
A. Britton, St. John de Britto Church, 1906-1913: includes records for St. Matthew/ St. Andrew Mission, Veblen
B. Flandreau, Ss. Simon and Jude Church, 1893-1957: includes records for students at the Flandreau Government Indian School
C. Marty, St. Paul Mission, 1839-1957
D. Pierre, Ss. Peter and Paul Church, 1884-1885, ca.1891-1956: includes records for the Crow Creek Reservation and for students at the Pierre Government Indian School
E. Sisseton, St. Catherine Church and the Sisseton Reservation Missions, 1895-1957
F. Stephan, Immaculate Conception Mission, 1884-1957
/4 Diocesan Newspaper
Inclusive dates: 1947-ongoing
Volume: Unknown
Description: The Bishop's Bulletin, has been a monthly publication with articles on or references to Native Americans within the diocese, especially with respect to parishes and schools with significant Native involvement. Rev. Stanislaus Maudlin, O.S.B., a diocesan Vicar for Native Americans, wrote a related monthly column, ca.2000-2006. Since November 2008, issues have been archived online.
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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