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School established in 1885 by Senator and Secretary of the Interior Henry Moore Teller and State Senator James W. Bucklin to "isolate Indian youth from tribal influences and exposing them to essential elements of the dominant 'white culture'."
Formally opened on July 1, 1886.
Tracts of two lands were bought by the US Government on Feb 5, 1885 and April 30, 1893 from GJ founder George Crawford and Mr. Cheeseman.

Teller Institution recognized by having students from Arizona, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah, with representations from Ute, Navajo (Dine), Apache, Papagos, Moquis, Shoshones, and Pima. School had a Girls' Mandolin Club, 2 football teams, the Teller Institute Band, a baseball and softball team, week-end agriculture on nearby farms, had its own bank funded by the jobs students would get paid for, and the Reveille- the schools' newspaper.

Closed on June 30, 1911 due to lack of school funding. students were either transferred to other training schools or back to their tribes. Building was turned into the State Regional Center in 1919.

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E. F. "Mont" Reed

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Grand Junction Regional Center
Grand Junction
Mesa County

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