Belcourt, Wilma, 1917-
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Wilma Derr Belcourt was born on November 16, 1917 in Eckman, North Dakota. In 1938, she married J. Rudolph Belcourt, a relative of Father George A. Belcourt, a well known Red River Valley Catholic missionary. A resident of Grand Forks, N.D., she led the battle to place a copy of the Ten Commandments in all public schools in North Dakota, and also helped make the singing of the National Anthem a priority in those same schools. She was instrumental in the creation of Butte St. Paul Historic Site.
From the description of Papers, 1968-1983. (University of North Dakota). WorldCat record id: 23117625
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Subjects:
- Actions and defenses
- Historic sites
- Home missions
- Indians of North America
- Indians of North America
- Missionaries
- Ojibwa Indians
- Priests
- Religion in the public schools
- Schools
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- North Dakota (as recorded)
- Butte Saint Paul Historical site (N.D.) (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Bottineau (N.D.) (as recorded)
