Black robes and Indians on the last frontier, a story of heroism.
Record details
- Physical Description: xiv, 489 pages, [32] pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: Milwaukee, Bruce Pub. Co. [1966]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Bibliography: p. 461-479. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The dawn of the white man's culture -- Okanogan, Middle and Upper Columbia tribes -- Centers from which the faith spread -- Father DeSmet, the mission organizer -- St. Francis Regis Mission in the Colville Valley -- Fighting a "peace policy" -- These lands are ours -- A mission center on the reservation is needed -- The birth of St. Mary's Mission -- [Father de Rougé] helped preserve the peace -- Gradual development of a huge parish -- Influential Indian chiefs -- Growth of the first educational institution in the Okanogan Valley -- Ladies catechists missionaries of St. Mary's Mission -- Climbing toward the peak -- Father de Rougé and the land question -- The huge parish is divided -- Until the heart stood still -- History hidden in baptismal records -- History told in a questionnaire -- Father de Rougé's legacy -- Current problems and developments. |
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Subject: | St. Mary's Mission (Omak, Wash.) Indians of North America > Washington (State) > History. Indians of North America > Missions > Washington (State), Eastern. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lummi Library | E 98 .M6 W3 R38 1966 | 250869 | Stacks | Available | - |
Lummi Library | INDIAN # 405 | 275410 | Deloria Collection | Available | - |
Lummi Library | PNW E 98 .M6 W3 R38 1966 | 251773 | PNW | Available | - |