Wind River School

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The Indian Helper (Vol. 2, No. 18)
December 10, 1886

The first page opened with a poem titled "Much Depends on Your Aiming," about keeping to the straight path, followed by "A Boy Froze to Death While On Duty," about the effects of an ice storm on Lake Michigan followed by "Moved Again," in which the Man-on-the-band-stand opined that Indians who are not educated have no say in decisions madeā€¦

Format:
Newspapers
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Pratt Recommends Transferring Four Students from Agency Schools
July 1, 1890

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the transfer of two boys from the Wind River School and two girls from the Fort Hall School to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that as long as the students are in good health and of good character they should be transferred to Carlisle and he encouragesā€¦

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Julia Powlas Wheelock Requests Transfer to Pine Ridge Boarding School
November 12, 1901

Richard Henry Pratt forwards letter from Julia Powlas Wheelock requesting a transfer from her position as a laundress at the Wind River School to assistant matron at the Pine Ridge Boarding School.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Eligibility of Julia Powlas Wheelock for Teacher Position
November 14, 1907 - December 3, 1907

These materials include correspondence regarding whether or not Julia Powlas Wheelock, formerly a student at the Carlisle Indian School, was eligible to fill a teacher vacancy there. It was determined she was not.

Format:
Legal and Government Documents
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration