Horse Cultures, Catholic Missionaries, and Settler Colonialism in the Indigenous Northwest

American Catholic Historical Association 20
Saturday, January 10, 2026: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Conference Room 4A (Hilton Chicago, Fourth Floor)
Chair:
Matthew Beil, University of Kansas
Papers:
The Relationship Between Oblate Missionaries, Indigenous Communities, and Horses in the 19th-Century Northwest
Melissa Coles, University of Notre Dame
“Ride a Man’s Saddle”: Nuns, Horses, and Indigenous Horse Culture in Montana
Danae Jacobson, Colby College
“When I Was Old Enough … He Taught Me to Ride”: Lakȟóta Boys’ Ponies and the Priests Who Took Them
Zara Surratt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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