St. Elizabeth's Indian School

St. Elizabeth's Indian School
Photograph of exterior of St. Elizabeth's Mission School circa 1900, near Wakpala, South Dakota on Standing Rock Reservation
St. Elizabeth's Mission School (c. 1900)
Location
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Coordinates45°38′15″N 100°31′10″W / 45.6375°N 100.5195°W / 45.6375; -100.5195
Information
TypeAmerican Indian residential school
Religious affiliation(s)Episcopal Church
Established1886
Closed1967
GenderCoed
LanguageEnglish

St. Elizabeth's Boarding School for Indian Children, also known as St. Elizabeth's Mission School, was an American Indian residential school located in the Wakpala area of the Standing Rock Reservation in South Dakota. It was established in 1886 and remained in operation until 1967. The school was co-educational and affiliated with the Episcopal Church. Students ranged in age from six to 17 years of age, and there were typically 45-60 students boarding at any one time.

This school was one of many operated as part of a national effort to assimilate Native Americans into the dominant Anglo-American culture.


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