GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 2: Midwest United States
North Dakota: ND-2
Turtle Mountain Churches. St. Ann鈥檚 Mission, St. Michael the Archangel Church, Dunseith, and St. Anthony Church, Alcide
St. Ann's Mission
1115 Louis Riel Street
Belcourt, ND 58316
Phone: 701-477-5601
Email: stanns@utma.com
History: St. Ann's Mission, Belcourt, Turtle Mountain Reservation, North Dakota, has been a predominantly Native American parish in the Diocese of Fargo (Archives: Fargo, North Dakota).
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1882-1887 |
St. Paul (Minnesota) diocesan priests at St. John Church, St. John, visited Ojibwa Indians and M茅tis in the Belcourt area |
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1884-1907 (closed) |
Sisters of Mercy of the Union (Omaha Province) (Archives: Belmont, North Carolina) established and administered St. Mary Boarding School, Belcourt, until destroyed by fire |
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1887-1889 |
St. Paul (Minnesota) diocesan priests established and administered St. Anthony Church (Ojibwa, M茅tis), Laureat, Turtle Mountain Reservation |
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1887-ca. 1890 |
St. Anthony鈥檚 established and administered a day school (Ojibwa, M茅tis) |
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1889-1933 |
Fargo/ Jamestown diocesan priests administered St. Anthony鈥檚 |
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1890s-1933 |
Fargo/ Jamestown diocesan priests established and administered St. Ann Church (Ojibwa, M茅tis), Belcourt |
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1894-ca. 1897 |
St. Anthony鈥檚 administered St. Anthony Day School |
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1933-1956 |
Benedictines (St. Meinrad Abbey) (Archives: St. Meinrad, Indiana) and Benedictine Sisters (Archives: Ferdinand, Indiana) administered St. Ann鈥檚 |
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1936-1974 (transferred to a community corporation) |
Benedictines and Benedictine Sisters established and administered St. Ann School (Ojibwa, M茅tis) |
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1956-1990 |
Benedictines (Blue Cloud Abbey) (Archives: St. Meinrad, Indiana) and Benedictine Sisters (Archives: Yankton, South Dakota) administered St. Ann鈥檚 |
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1990-present |
Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (Archives: Corpus Christi, Texas) has administered St. Ann鈥檚 |
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1990-present |
Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity reestablished and has administered St. Ann School |
Diocesan priests, Benedictines, and the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity at St. Ann's have attended to the following Native American (M茅tis, Ojibwa) missions on and near the Turtle Mountain Reservation, North Dakota.
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1894-1896 (became a parish) |
St. Anthony Mission, Laureat, Turtle Mountain Reservation |
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1897 (transferred to St. Anthony's, Laureat) |
St. Mary Mission, Maryville, Rolette County |
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1902-1908 (transferred to St. Michael's, Thorne) |
St. Anthony Mission, Alcide/ Laureat, Rolette County |
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1902-1933 (transferred to St. Michael's, Thorne) |
St. Mary Mission, Maryville, Rolette County |
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1933-present |
St. Anthony Mission, Alcide, Rolette County |
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1935-1940 (became a parish) |
St. Benedict Station, Turtle Mountain Reservation |
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1940-1990s (transferred to St. John's, St. John) |
St. Benedict Mission, Turtle Mountain Reservation |
St. Louis Church, Dunseith: St. Louis has been a predominantly Native American (Ojibwa, M茅tis) parish, from which diocesan priests, Benedictines, and the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (1990-) has attended to the following Native American (Ojibwa, M茅tis) missions and school near the Turtle Mountain Reservation, North Dakota.
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1888-1894 (became a parish) (no longer Native) |
St. Paul Mission, Tarsus, Bottineau County |
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1943-1948 (closed) |
Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel at Dunseith Government Indian School, Dunseith, Rolette County |
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1948-present |
Immaculate Heart of Mary/ St. Mary Mission, Dunseith, Rolette County |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1883-ongoing, undated
Volume: At least 9.0 cubic feet
Description:
/1 St. Ann鈥檚 Mission
Inclusive dates: 1887-ongoing
Volume: At least 6.0 cubic feet
Description: These records were not organized according to a classification scheme when reviewed by a 向日葵视频 archivist, 1980. Consequently, the description is by record type.
A. Sacramental records, 1887-ongoing, 19 volumes: for St. Ann's, St. Anthony's, and their Indian missions and stations: baptisms, marriages, and deaths, 1887-ongoing; confirmations, 1916-ongoing; first communions, 1934-ongoing; include records on St. Anthony's Mission, Alcide, when it was administered from St. Michael's, Thorne
B. Financial records, 1920s-ongoing, .1 cubic foot: includes a ledger, 1920s- 1930s, and annual financial reports, 1970-ongoing
C. Mission publication, Bells of St. Ann, 1937-1971, .3 cubic foot
D. Parish bulletins, 1967-ongoing, 1 cubic foot
E. Architectural drawings for the Church and School, undated, 1 folder
F. Warranty deeds, 1930s-1940s, 1 folder
/2 St. Paul Mission, Tarsus; Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel, Dunseith; and Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission, Dunseith
Inclusive dates: 1883-1894, 1943-ongoing
Volume: At least 3.0 cubic feet; several volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials)
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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