St. Elizabeth's Indian School | |
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![]() St. Elizabeth's Mission School (c. 1900) | |
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Coordinates | 45°38′15″N 100°31′10″W / 45.6375°N 100.5195°W |
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Type | American Indian residential school |
Religious affiliation(s) | Episcopal Church |
Established | 1886 |
Closed | 1967 |
Gender | Coed |
Language | English |
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.