Established 1884 Executive Director Curtis Yarlott Phone +1 406-784-4500 Color Purple and Gold | Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Principal Trivian RidesTheBear Grades 9–12 Founded 1884 | |
Address E Tongue River Rd, Ashland, MT 59003, USA Similar Western 8 Motel, Heritage Living Center, Ashland Public Schools, Western Pump, Red Shale Campgro | ||
St. Labre Indian Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Ashland, Montana. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Great Falls-Billings and serves students from Crow and Northern Cheyenne tribes.
Background
The founding of St. Labre Indian School in 1884 was one of the first efforts to care for Native Americans who had been displaced as a result of homesteading. George Yoakum, a former soldier who had been stationed near Miles City, Montana, recognized the hard times experienced by the Northern Cheyenne. He contacted John Brondel, Bishop of Helena and told him of Indian people who were roaming the Tongue River Valley without homes or land - a reservation had not yet been set aside as their land. Land was purchased by the Bishop, and on March 29, 1884, St. Labre Indian School, named for St. Benedict Joseph Labre, became a reality.