| The Meskwaki Indian Settlement is located along the Iowa River about
17 miles southeast of Marshalltown, Iowa and 6 miles west of the sister
communities of Tama and Toledo, Iowa. Since Proclamation Day, July 13,
1857, when the Settlement was established, it has grown to over 8,000
acres. There are about 1,300 members of the Meskwaki Tribe with about
800 living on the Settlement. |
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Originally, the
Sac and Fox
Settlement
School was
established as a
Day School by
the Bureau of
Indian Affairs
(BIA). Next, it
became part of
the South Tama
County Community
School District,
an Iowa public
school system.
In 1972, the
school was
closed and
tribal members
applied for the
school to become
BIA operated. In
1980, the Sac
and Fox
Settlement
School became a
tribally
operated school,
first as a
contract school
and now as a
grant school. |
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In the early
1990's it was
determined that
additional
facilities were
needed to
accommodate the
growing number
of students.
Therefore, an
early childhood
center was
established in a
tribal building
located one mile
from the main
school building.
In addition,
portable
trailers were
stationed on the
main school
grounds to
accommodate
those classes
and programs
remaining at the
main school
building. The
completion of a
new state of the
art school
building in 2000
brought everyone
under the same
roof. The new
school building
now houses Pre-K
through 12th
grade, and
offers such
programs as
Music, Art,
Technology,
Guidance, and
Meskwaki
Language and
Culture.
In the spring of
2007,
construction of
the Meskwaki
High School
began. Upon it's
completion in
the fall of
2009, the 7th
through 12th
grade moved
to their new
home.
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The
mission of the school since the 1980's has been, and continues to be, the
preservation of the Meskwaki culture and language and preparation of all
students to become productive citizens.
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