Kutepi, Mack

Student information card of Mack Kutepi, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 30, 1882 and departed on June 14, 1887.

The first page opened with a poem titled "Found in the Path," followed by an article called "Are You His Equal?" that described an incident in which the Man-on-the-Band-Stand criticized a Carlisle student's letter home because it complained about having to work with a man with darker skin. There were a few more small news items on the page.…

Studio portrait of Mack Kutepi wearing school uniform. 

Studio portrait of Mack Kutepi wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of Mack Kutepi and an unidentified young man.

Previous cataloging interpreted the handwritten caption as giving the name of the unidentified young man as "Bear." 

Richard Henry Pratt provides the Office of Indian Affairs with a list of 80 students to return to their homes due to expiration of their terms and sickness. Pratt also details the travel arrangements for travel to the various agencies and locations. He also notes that 68 pupils whose terms have expired have elected to remain at the school.

A series of fifteen letters written to Captain Richard H. Pratt in response to a questionnaire sent to former students. The accompanying questionnaire forms are not included.

Transcripts follow each handwritten letter.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a copy of a letter from George LeRoy Brown, Acting U.S. Indian Agent for the Pine Ridge Agency, to the Office of Indian Affairs. In Brown's letter he provides an update and a character assessment on former Carlisle Indian School students he has met.