American Indian Catholic Outreach

The American Indian Catholic Outreach (AICO) evangelizes and re-evangelizes the American Indian people by spreading the message and teachings of Jesus Christ through powwows and other functions. It celebrates American Indian cultures and spiritual traditions within the context of the Catholic Church, and seeks to build strong relationships between American Indian people and the Catholic Church. It seeks to promote mutual participation within our American Indian communities and the Church, and promote ongoing growth and renewed conversion through catechesis and reconciliation.
 

The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, the Diocese of Tulsa and St. Gregory’s Abbey have launched the Oklahoma Catholic Native Schools Project to better understand the history, educational value and experiences of native students in Oklahoma Catholic boarding schools from 1880 to 1965. To contribute documents, photographs or an oral history to the project, e-mail info@oknativeschoolsproject.org. Learn more at
archokc.org/oknativeschoolsproject.