GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Montana: MT-7
Church of the Little Flower
204 First Street Northwest
P.O. Box 529
Browning, MT 59417
Phone: 406-338-5775
Email: lfp@3rivers.net, lfpblackfeet@gmail.com
History: Church of the Little Flower, Browning, Blackfeet Reservation, Montana, has been a predominantly Native American (Siksika) parish in the Diocese of Helena (Archives: Helena, Montana).
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1884-1931 (closed) |
Holy Family Mission (Siksika), Browning, Blackfeet Reservation, Montana |
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1904-2000s |
Jesuits (Turin, California, Oregon Provinces) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) established and administered Church of the Little Flower (Siksika), Blackfeet Reservation |
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1984-1988 |
Helena diocesan priests at Christ King, Missoula, assisted with the administration of Little Flower |
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2001-present |
Christian Brothers (Midwest Province) (Archives: Riverdale, New York) at the church established and have administered De La Salle Blackfeet Middle School |
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2000s-present |
Helena diocesan priests have administered the parish |
Jesuits and Helena diocesan priests at Little Flower attended to the following Native American (Siksika) missions and station on/ near the Blackfeet Reservation, Montana:
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1904-1970s (closed) |
Blackfeet Government Indian School, Browning |
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Unknown-unknown (closed) |
Sacred Heart Mission, Browning |
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1954-unknown (closed) |
St. Mary, Queen of the World Mission, Babb; Native American, in part |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1926-ongoing
Volume: Few volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of Church of the Little Flower, St. Mary Mission, Sacred Heart Mission, and Native American students at the Blackfeet Government Indian School.
Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the 向日葵视频 Archives.
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