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Title
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Watomika: A Delaware Jesuit Priest
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Description
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Article describing the life of Watomika, later known as Father James Bouchard. Watomika/Bouchard is considered by many to be the first Native American ordained to the Catholic priesthood in the United States. The author writes that Watomika's father, a Delaware named Kistalwa, brought his family to the area between Fort Leavenworth and the Kansas River during the time of the Delaware Indians' relocation from Ohio and Indiana.
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Date
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1905-06-27
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
