In 1843, a visiting Bishop, Mathias Loras, who was on his way to Baltimore asked the sisters to come and help him establish schools in Dubuque, Iowa, for Native Americans.
ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː, ɐ vˈɪzɪɾɪŋ bˈɪʃəp, mˈæθiəz lˈoːɹəz, hˌuː wʌz ˌɔn hɪz wˈeɪ tə bˈɔltɪmˌoːɹ ˈæskt ðə sˈɪstɚz tə kˈʌm ænd hˈɛlp hˌɪm ɪstˈæblɪʃ skˈuːlz ɪn dˈuːbjuːk, ˈaɪəwə, fɔːɹ nˈeɪɾɪv ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz.