Quapaw Tribe Announces First Tribally-Managed Superfund Site Cleanup in the Nation; site within the Tar Creek Superfund Site

The Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma has initiated the cleanup of the Catholic 40 site. In 1892, the Catholic Church constructed a church and boarding school where many Quapaw Tribal members attended church and school until 1927 when the Catholic Church closed the facilities. In 1937, the Catholic Church leased the property for mining…

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