Student information card of Laura Good Nation (Good Nation), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 14, 1883 and departed on November 1, 1886.
In school documentation Laura Good Nation's name is also spelled Laura Goodnation. She is also known as Good Nation.
Student information card of Laura Good Nation (Goodmation), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 14, 1883 and departed on November 1, 1886.
The first page opened with a poem titled “For the Boys,” followed by a description of “Loafing” observed by the Man-on-the-band-stand among the boys on campus. There was also a feature, “200,000,000" that tallied up the time it would take to become as rich as Mr. Vanderbilt. Page two reported severe weather in Michigan, a request for a lost…
Request by Richard Henry Pratt for permission to send Noah Little Eagle (here Noel Little Eagle), Laura Good Nation, and Wamy Oso to their homes due to consumption.
Robert Muggins requests the return of his sister, Laura Good Nation, from the Carlisle Indian School due to her poor health resulting from consumption. Muggins states that his people often die from consumption while remaining relatively well until the end. For that reason he requests her return as soon as possible.