Remembering Kalispel St. Ignatius Mission, Pend Oreille River, 1844 - 1854
The story of the Kalispel Indians and the St. Ignatius Mission reveals the Native American struggle for identity, recognition, and justice in the advent of increasing American and European presence on their land.
The arrival of Catholic and Protestant missions, American settlements and government intervention changed forever the Kalispels' way of life.