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Many Jesuit priests attempted to facilitate the intersection of diverse cultures by participating in Native Traditions and learning the indigenous languages.

The text on the rear of this image reads: "What a picture this is of the self-sacrifice of these good sisters! A dozen of them wash, feed, clothe (and make the clothes), teach, do everything for 125 helpless youngsters." The author of this image…

Again, the imposing mountains dominate this photograph. In the foreground of the first photo and in much of the second photo you can see a farm-like settlement near the base of the Mountains. This type of settlement was frequently mentioned within…

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1) This is the Old Mission Church first built in 1962 by the original Fathers who established the Jesuit mission in the Mid-1850s.

2) The white building shows the Jesuits quarters. Some classes were taught in this…

The protagonist from the novel, Archilde, makes his living off of the reservation because of his skill with instruments. When he returns, his father and the Jesuit missionaries hope to use his talent as a way to benefit the mission and keep him…

A close up view of the St. Ignatius Church and its interior walls. Brother Joseph Carignano painted all 58 art pieces covering the inside of the chapel.
The text on the back of the second photo reads: “At Xmas, Easter, and on St. Ignatius day, the…

Historically, the female perspective has been completely disregarded or erased and this was one of the few images within the collection where women were the focus of the image.

On a holiday such as Easter, the Flathead peoples would host their own celebration of Native American culture to recognize the history of their culture alongside their newly adopted traditions within Catholicism.

In the winter the mountains that bordered the Flathead Reservation were covered with snow and extremely dangerous to navigate during this season.

These images depict the interior and exterior of the Jesuit house where all of the Ignatian Priests would have lived during the time on the reservation. The second photo shows a close up view of the grounds courtyard and the third image shows the…