Semi-monthly "review" published by the Benedictine Fathers of the Indian Territory at Sacred Heart Mission, Oklahoma Territory "to plead the cause of the last remnants of the Indian tribes, and to give a history of their progress toward civilization." (Vol. V, No. 2) Included are current and historical information about Native American tribes, history of the mission, statistics, local and church news, poems, and religious instruction.
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twenty pages ; page 10 x 8 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.
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Sacred Heart Post Office, Oklahoma Territory
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Sacred Heart Mission, Oklahoma Territory
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Semi-monthly "review" published by the Benedictine Fathers of the Indian Territory at Sacred Heart Mission, Oklahoma Territory "to plead the cause of the last remnants of the Indian tribes, and to give a history of their progress toward civilization." (Vol. V, No. 2) Included are current and historical information about Native American tribes, history of the mission, statistics, local and church news, poems, and religious instruction.
Physical Description
twenty pages ; page 10 x 8 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.
Notes
Masthead reads, "Devoted to the Interests of Indian Missions." Pagination is continuous throughout the volume.
This issue is part of the following collections of related materials.
Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program
The Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program exists to fulfill the goal of digitizing and making freely available as many Oklahoma-related newspaper titles as possible.
This paper was published by the Benedictine order at the Sacred Heart Abbey in Indian Territory near present-day Shawnee in 1888 by Father D. Ignatius, the second and last of the Prefect Apostolic in Oklahoma.
These Oklahoma newspapers were published by and for Native American communities. The collection includes different titles serving various tribes within Oklahoma's Indian territories.