Lakotas, Black Robes, and Holy Women: German Reports from the Indian Missions in South Dakota, 1886-1900Karl Markus Kreis German missionaries played an important role in the early years of the St Francis mission on the Rosebud Reservation, and the Holy Rosary mission on the Pine Ridge Reservation, both in South Dakota. This work presents a collection of eyewitness accounts by German Catholic missionaries among the Lakotas in the late nineteenth century. |
Contents
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About the History of the Catholic Missions among the Sioux | 19 |
1 The Founding of the Mission Schools and the Early Years 18861890 | 21 |
2 Ghost Dance Wounded Knee and the Aftermath 18901891 | 39 |
3 Catholic Community Structures versus Government Policies 18911900 | 53 |
4 Outlook into the Twentieth Century | 62 |
German Reports from the Missions | 69 |
From the Chronicles of the Missions and from the Annual Reports of the Sisters of St Francis of Penance and Christian Charity | 71 |
News and Reports from the Journal Die katholischen Missionen | 120 |
Members of the Orders Who Served at the St Francis and Holy Rosary Missions | 277 |
Notes | 281 |
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