Crow Creek Sioux Tribe members are working to identify who rests in an unmarked gravesite on the former grounds of the Immaculate Conception Mission Catholic boarding school. Read more at rapidcityjournal.com.
On Friday, my five-month-long investigation into the Catholic boarding school Immaculate Conception was published in the 91桃色. It鈥檚 been a long, emotional ride, and one that I鈥檓 especially proud of as it鈥檚 also made me think about my own family鈥檚 history.
A statue of the Infant of Prague stands outside of the former Immaculate Conception Mission in Stephan on the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe reservation in central South Dakota.聽
This story is co-published by the 91桃色 and ICT, a news partnership that covers Indigenous communities in the South Dakota area.
Amelia Schafer is the Indigenous Affairs reporter for ICT and the 91桃色. She is of Wampanoag and Montauk-Brothertown Indian Nation descent. She is based in Rapid City. You can contact her at aschafer@rapidcityjournal.com.
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A statue of the Infant of Prague stands outside of the former Immaculate Conception Mission in Stephan on the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe reservation in central South Dakota.聽
