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Support of Presidential Apology to Native Americans for Indian Boarding Schools

Oct 25, 2024 | Uncategorized

Today President Biden apologized for “the U.S. government’s role in running hundreds of Indian boarding schools for a 150-year period that stripped Native American children of their language and culture” in an effort to assimilate them into mainstream society. This is...

St. Joseph’s Indian School Celebrates Native American Week

Oct 21, 2024 | Uncategorized

Because one day isn’t enough and one activity can’t say it all, staff and students at St. Joseph’s Indian School extended the cultural celebration of Native American Day from Sunday to Friday. Each day unveiled more of the richness and diversity of their Lakota,...

Native American Scholar Builds Career with St. Joseph’s Scholarship

Oct 7, 2024 | Uncategorized

Taivin Fallis will graduate this spring from Lake Area Technical College in Watertown, S.D., as a Build Dakota Scholar. Fallis is in the school’s Building Trades Technology Program. A 2023 graduate of St. Joseph’s Indian School’s High School Program, Fallis is one of...

Animal Blessing Reflects Native American Spirituality at St. Joseph’s

Oct 7, 2024 | Uncategorized

Staff, students and animals in the school’s programs came together at the center of St. Joseph’s Indian School’s campus on October 4, Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. St. Francis is the patron saint of animals and the environment. The traditional Catholic blessing...

Lakota Star Quilt Becomes Expression of Gratitude at St. Joseph’s Powwow

Sep 24, 2024 | Uncategorized

On September 21, 2024, St. Joseph’s Indian School hosted its 48th Annual Wačhípi (Powwow). Seven drum groups participated, and close to ­­­­­200 of the school’s benefactors from around the world were on hand for the celebration. One alum chose the day to express her...

New Season of St. Joseph’s Hóčhoka Podcast Includes More Alumni Guests

Sep 18, 2024 | Uncategorized

  Interested in learning more about Indigenous evaluation? What about a conversation with two Lakota Elders? Find out about these topics and much more during St. Joseph’s Indian School’s sixth season of Hóčhoka podcast beginning on Monday, August 26. The...
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