To empower in friendship a positive community rooted in Lakota and Catholic values through faith, education, and healing.
Sapa Un Jesuit Academy is the only faith-based, dual-language school on the Rosebud Reservation, serving students in kindergarten through 8th grade. Rooted in Lakota culture, Catholic faith, and Jesuit values, Sapa Un provides a nurturing educational environment where students grow academically, spiritually, and culturally while building a strong foundation for their future.
Our Religious Education program helps children and youth across the Rosebud Reservation grow in their Catholic faith while honoring their Lakota identity and traditions. Through weekly classes, sacramental preparation, youth activities, and summer programs, students are given opportunities to learn about God and strengthen their faith. Our goal is to help young people build a lifelong relationship with God, their Church, and their community.
The Buechel Memorial Lakota Museum was originally established to help our people preserve Lakota artifacts, history, and language for future generations. Today, the museum is home to an extensive collection that shares and honors the rich history and culture of the Sicangu Lakota people. Through its exhibits, archives, and educational resources, the museum helps keep these stories, traditions, and knowledge alive.
St. Francis Mission serves four Catholic parishes located in the tribal communities of Rosebud, Mission, St. Francis, and Parmelee. Led by Fr. Edmund Yainao SJ, Fr. Jim Lafontaine SJ, and Deacon Ben Black Bear Jr., they have provided a spiritual home where families can celebrate their faith, traditions, and connection to one another.
We’re pursuing many innovative initiatives to address the immediate needs of those on the Rosebud Reservation while simultaneously building foundations for prosperous futures of our people. Here’s what we’ve been up to recently.
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