St. Stephens Indian School facts for kids

St. Stephens Indian School is a special school for students from kindergarten all the way through 12th grade (K-12). It is located in St. Stephens, a small community near Arapahoe, Wyoming. This school is a "tribal school," which means it is connected to and serves the local Native American community. It also works with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), a part of the U.S. government that helps support schools for Native American students.

School History

St. Stephens Indian School was started a long time ago, in 1884. A priest from a Catholic group called the Jesuit order helped create the school. The Jesuits are a group of priests known for their focus on education.

Important Moments

In 1985, there was an idea to combine St. Stephens Indian High School with another school called Arapahoe School. This proposal was part of discussions about how schools in the area could best serve students.

Award-Winning Project

In 2015, the students at St. Stephens Indian School worked on a very special project. They created a documentary film called "Listening For A New Day: the making of an Arapaho buffalo hide tipi." This film showed how their students learned to build traditional tipis using buffalo hides, just like their ancestors did. The documentary was very well-made and even won an "Oyate award" at the Red Nation Film Festival. This festival celebrates films made by and about Native American people.