GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 2: Midwest United States
North Dakota: ND-17
St. John the Baptist Church
107 St. Ann Street Southeast
P.O. Box 170
St. John, ND 58369
Phone: 701-477-3081
Email: stbens@utma.com
History: St. John the Baptist Church, St. John, Turtle Mountain Reservation, North Dakota, has been a predominantly Native American (Ojibwa, Métis) parish in the Diocese of Fargo (Archives: Fargo, North Dakota).
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1882-1897 |
Sioux Falls diocesan/ Dakota vicariate priests established and administered St. John the Baptist Church (Métis, Ojibwa) |
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1897-2000s |
Fargo/Jamestown diocesan priests administered St. John's |
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1884-1891 (closed) |
Fargo diocesan priests established and administered St. John's Day School (Métis, Ojibwa) |
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2000s-present |
The Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (Archives: Corpus Christi, Texas) has administered St. John’s |
Fargo diocesan priests and the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity at St. John's have attended to the following Native American (Ojibwa, Métis) missions and stations in Rolette County, North Dakota.
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1882-1887 |
Belcourt station; priest resided at Belcourt |
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1891-1894 (became a mission) |
Rolla station |
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1894-1939 (became a parish) |
St. Joachim Mission, Rolla |
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2000s-present |
St. Benedict Mission, Turtle Mountain Reservation |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1882-ongoing
Volume: At least 1.5 cubic feet
Description: The records at St. John the Baptist Church were not organized according to a classification scheme when reviewed by a ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ archivist, 1980. Consequently, this description is by record type.
/1 Sacramental records
Inclusive dates: 1882-ongoing
Volume: At least 17 volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, funerals) for Native American parishioners.
Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Archives.
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