St. Francis Mission
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| Website | SF Mission |
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St. Francis Mission | |
_from_S_1.JPG) St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church | |
| Location | Rosebud Indian Reservation |
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| NRHP reference No. | 75001723[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 20, 1975 |
St. Francis Mission is a
, Minnesota, which extended to this territory at the time. The Jesuit order soon developed a large complex to serve the Lakota at this reservation. Most of the buildings were destroyed by a fire in 1916, but many were soon rebuilt.Today the mission complex includes 26 buildings, the most prominent of which are St. Charles Borromeo Church and the 1916 Drexel Hall. The latter is a multi-function structure providing classrooms, meeting spaces, and residential spaces. The complex also includes one of two known copies of a statue of Native American saint, Kateri Tekakwitha, by Joseph-Émile Brunet.[2] The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
History
Jesuit Fr.
Oglala, obtained permission from President Rutherford B. Hayes "to get Catholic priests. Those who wear black dresses. These men will teach us how to read and write English." [citation needed
]
A Jesuit Father and brother reached the reservation soon after 1881 and, with financial help from St.
Franciscan Sisters Kostka, Rosalia, and Alcantara came to teach in the school, which they named after St. Francis
. Jesuit Fr. Florentine Digmann, who had come with the sisters, worked with the Lakota and established a total of 37 mission stations, or chapels, on the Rosebud Reservation.
Since 1974, the tribe has run the school, locally called Sapa Un Ti ("where the Black Robes live"), independently from the Jesuit mission. The many chapels have been replaced by six parishes on the reservation.[4]
Current programs
In 2016, three Jesuit priests, along with
GED
) and adult education, the Icimani Ya Waste Recovery Center, the White River Recovery Center, the CYO Religious Education Center in Rosebud, and the Wiwila Wakpala after-school center in Spring Creek
The following programs are conducted at the Mission Center:[6]
- Sapa Un Catholic Academy, based on the Jesuit Nativity model of schools, began in 2013 teaching both English and Lakota to 10-12 students a year in grades K through 5. The school's goal is to enable more Lakota to graduate from colleges and universities and become leaders among their people. Open to students of all religions, its tuition is low and it offers scholarships. Cultural enhancement opportunities include a month-long summer camp.[7]
- Lakota Studies is an effort to preserve the Lakota language and cultural heritage, with a view especially to its spiritual richness. Deacon Ben Black Bear, Jr. is translating the New Testament into Lakota, along with prayers and catechism instructions. In 2008, the program produced a new, more complete Lakota dictionary.[8][9]
- Family Recovery program, funded by the Al-Anon and Alcoholics Anonymous.[10]
- Suicide prevention: In a single year, beginning in October 2007, more than 1% of the 20,000 residents on the reservation attempted suicide; 27 succeeded. This compared to a national rate of 11.26 suicides for a comparable population.
- KINI 96.1 FM radio is a work of the Mission; its broadcast area encompasses south central South Dakota and north central Nebraska. It offers a complete spectrum of news on the reservation and national scenes, along with weather, music, local sports, and religious education.[15] It reaches over 20,000 listeners.[16]
- A dental clinic has been running with volunteer dentists since 2012.[17]
- Buechel Memorial Lakota Museum is named for the noted linguist and ethnologist Fr. Eugene Buechel, S.J., who came to the Mission in 1902 and died there in 1954. It houses a collection of over 2000 items related to ethnography and over 42,000 photos.[18][19] The Mission is also represented in a Special Collection in the Marquette University archives.[20]
See also
- The Blackrobe in the Land of the Wigwam : St. Francis Mission, St. Francis, South Dakota. Quincy, IL: Jost & Kiefer. 1920. OCLC 9558935.
- " Inculturation project", St. Francis Mission, May 2015
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Todd County, South Dakota
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References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for St. Francis Mission". National Park Service. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ^ "Life with the Lakota: A Jesuit mission on the rez". America Magazine. July 30, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ "St. Francis Mission | Mission History". www.sfmission.org. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ "St. Francis Mission | Jesuit Volunteers". www.sfmission.org. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ "St. Francis Mission | About". www.sfmission.org. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ "St. Francis Mission | Sapa Un Academy". www.sfmission.org. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ "St. Francis Mission | Lakota Studies". www.sfmission.org. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ "Land of the Burnt Thigh". Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ "St. Francis Mission | Recovery". www.sfmission.org. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ "NIMH » Suicide". www.nimh.nih.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ "More Mental Health Resources Needed to Battle Teen Suicides in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities : U.S. Medicine". www.usmedicine.com. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ "St. Francis Mission | Suicide Prevention". www.sfmission.org. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ Catholic News Service, April 7, 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "St. Francis Mission | KINI Radio". www.sfmission.org. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ says, St Francis Mission Online Donation Campaign | The Practicing Catholic (February 8, 2011). "The St. Francis Mission Among the Lakota". The Practicing Catholic. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ "St. Francis Mission | Dental Clinic". www.sfmission.org. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ "St. Francis Mission | Museum". www.sfmission.org. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ "Rosebud Sioux Tribe". TravelSouthDakota.com. December 1, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ "St. Francis Mission Records Catholic Jesuits Sisters of St Saint Francis of Penance and Christian Charity Lakota Sioux Sicangu Brule Indians Rosebud Reservation South Dakota | Marquette Archives | Raynor Memorial Libraries | Marquette University". www.marquette.edu. Retrieved February 20, 2017.