Colonahaski, Abram

Student information card of Abram Colonohaski (here Colonahaski), a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, who entered the school on April 5, 1898 and departed on March 30, 1912. The file indicates Colonahaski was married and living in Cass Lake, Minnesota in 1914 and White Earth, Minnesota in 1915.

Student file of Merceline Holstein, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on December 24, 1909, and departed on March 30, 1912. The file contains a student information card, an application for enrollment, medical/physical records, a report after leaving, and a progress/conduct card.

In school documentation Merceline…

Student information card of Merceline Hostein, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on December 24, 1909 and departed on March 30, 1912.

Report on the health of current and former Cherokee students of the Carlisle Indian School.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Abe Colonahaski, a member of the Cherokee Nation, to re-enroll at the Carlisle Indian School. Colonahaski sought an exemption from the age requirement to be admitted. The request was granted by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

These materials include correspondence regarding the enrollment status of students impacted by changing school admissions policies. The list includes students whose homes were within close proximity to public schools, who were over the age of 24, and those making slow academic progress.