American Indian Catholic Schools Network

American Indian Catholic Schools Network

Our Mission

The American Indian Catholic School Networks strives to create a foundation of mutual leadership that encourages and supports each member school in its ministry, while strengthening our collective ability to fulfill our mission. Our shared efforts will help us promote awareness of our common goals, address common needs and challenges, leverage best practices and build trust among our members. 

AICSN News

See Our Work in Action

American Indian Catholic Schools Network - Middle School Pilgrimage

Middle School Pilgrimage

In May 2023, twenty-one students and five chaperones from two AICSN schools, De La Salle Blackfeet School and St. Augustine Indian Mission, visited the University of Notre Dame’s campus as part of the AICSN Middle School Pilgrimage.
American Indian Catholic Schools Network - Engaging in Audacious Hope

Engaging in Audacious Hope

Red Cloud Indian School transforms the educational experiences for Oglala Lakota Native American children in Pine Ridge, South Dakota.
American Indian Catholic Schools Network - Breaking Through the Impossible with AICSN

Breaking Through the Impossible

Special thanks to the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts, College of Arts and Letters, the University of Notre Dame.

Network Members

American Indian Catholic Schools - Red Cloud Indian School

Red Cloud Indian School

Pine Ridge, South Dakota
American Indian Catholic Schools Network - De La Salle Blackfeet School

De La Salle Blackfeet School

Browning, Montana
American Indian Catholic Schools Network - St. Augustine Indian Mission

St. Augustine Indian Mission

Winnebago, Nebraska
American Indian Catholic Schools Network - St. Joseph Mission School

St. Joseph Mission School

San Fidel, New Mexico
American Indian Catholic Schools Network - St. Charles Apache Mission School

St. Charles Apache Mission School

San Carlos, Arizona
American Indian Catholic Schools Network - St. Mary's Mission School

St. Mary's Mission School

Red Lake, Minnesota
American Indian Catholic Schools Network - St. Joseph Indian School

St. Joseph Indian School

Chamberlain, South Dakota
St. Anthony's Indian School

St. Anthony's Indian School

Zuni, New Mexico

Get Involved

AICSN Internship

Please contact Will Newkirk (wnewkirk@nd.edu) if you are an undergraduate student interested in an internship with American Indian Catholic Schools Network.

Positions with the American Indian Catholic Schools Network

Thank you for your interest in working with the American Indian Catholic Schools Network! Please contact Will Newkirk (wnewkirk@nd.edu) if you are interested in a specific opportunity. 

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The Team

Will Newkirk

Will Newkirk

Director, American Indian Catholic Schools Network
Annette Romans

Annette Romans

Educator Formation Program Coordinator
Collin Gortner

Collin Gortner

Associate Program Director, Program for Educational Access
Judy Howell

Judy Howell

Administrative Assistant, American Indian Catholic Schools Network; Education, Schooling, and Society; ACE Business Office