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History
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| The school was Founded over 60 years ago by the Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Poor, based out of Leon, Mexico. The sisters were appalled by the Tarahumara Indians' living conditions. They lived lives marked by hunger, disease and misery. |  A typical Tarahumara home |
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The sister established the facility to provide young Tarahumara girls with food, shelter, clothing, medicines, and perhaps most importantly, the education necessary to ensure a healthy and productive future. Today four sisters from the founding order along with 8 secular teachers provide classroom instruction for almost 250 boys and girls, and a home for 75 Tarahumara Girls. | |
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The girls live at the school to avoid a many mile walk to the school from their remote homes. |   |
| Located in the heart of Mexico's scenic Copper Canyon region, at Cerocahui, the region has experienced increased tourism since the completion of the Chihuahua al Pacifico Railroad in 1961. However, the tourism benefits to widely dispersed native population are few. | ||
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| Through the help of the Tewecado Trust the school has been able to improve the lives of the students at the school. In addition to providing food, medicine and clothing, a library with 1500 books has been built, lockers have been installed, teachers are being trained, instructional supplies are being provided, and a new water system has been installed. | ||
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