St. Stephens Indian School is a tribal K-12 school in St. Stephens, a settlement in Arapahoe, Wyoming. The school is affiliated with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).

A priest in a Jesuit order of the Catholic church established the school in 1884.

St. Stephens Indian School

In 1985 there was a proposal to merge the school, then the St. Stephens Indian High School, with the Arapahoe School.

St. Stephens Indian School

In 2015 the school created a documentary, "Listening For A New Day: the making of an Arapaho buffalo hide tipi," about its students creating tipis the traditional way. The documentary won the Red Nation Film Festival Oyate award.

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St. Stephens Indian School

Native American K–12 schools

Public elementary schools in Wyoming

Public middle schools in Wyoming

Public high schools in Wyoming

Public K–12 schools in the United States

1884 establishments in Wyoming Territory

Educational institutions established in 1884

Native American history of Wyoming

Arapaho